Definition of contest

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Contest (v. t.) To make a subject of dispute, contention, litigation, or emulation; to contend for; to call in question; to controvert; to oppose; to dispute..

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Gird :: Gird (v. t.) To prepare; to make ready; to equip; as, to gird one's self for a contest..
Join :: "Join (v. t.) To accept, or engage in, as a contest; as, to join encounter, battle, issue..
Victory :: Victory (n.) The defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist in any contest; a gaining of the superiority in any struggle or competition; conquest; triumph; -- the opposite of defeat..
Velitation :: Velitation (n.) A dispute or contest; a slight contest; a skirmish.
Sharpshooting :: Sharpshooting (n.) A shooting with great precision and effect; hence, a keen contest of wit or argument..
Run :: Run (a.) To contend in a race; hence, to enter into a contest; to become a candidate; as, to run for Congress..
Contest :: Contest (v. t.) To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend; as, the troops contested every inch of ground..
Yield :: Yield (v. i.) To give up the contest; to submit; to surrender; to succumb.
Skirmish :: Skirmish (v. i.) A slight contest.
Puke :: Puke (v. i.) To eject the contests of the stomach; to vomit; to spew.
Litigious :: Litigious (a.) Inclined to judicial contest; given to the practice of contending in law; guarrelsome; contentious; fond of litigation.
Contentious :: Contentious (a.) Contested; litigated; litigious; having power to decide controversy.
Brabble :: Brabble (n.) A broil; a noisy contest; a wrangle.
Agonism :: Agonism (n.) Contention for a prize; a contest.
Contestant :: Contestant (n.) One who contests; an opponent; a litigant; a disputant; one who claims that which has been awarded to another.
Fight :: Fight (v. i.) A battle; an engagement; a contest in arms; a combat; a violent conflict or struggle for victory, between individuals or between armies, ships, or navies, etc..
War :: War (v. t.) To carry on, as a contest; to wage..
Mastery :: Mastery (n.) Contest for superiority.
Final :: Final (a.) Conclusive; decisive; as, a final judgment; the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue..
Pit :: Pit (v. t.) To introduce as an antagonist; to set forward for or in a contest; as, to pit one dog against another..
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