Definition of contest

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Contest (v. t.) To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend; as, the troops contested every inch of ground..

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Defend :: Defend (v. t.) To deny the right of the plaintiff in regard to (the suit, or the wrong charged); to oppose or resist, as a claim at law; to contest, as a suit..
Quarrel :: Quarrel (n.) Ground of objection, dislike, difference, or hostility; cause of dispute or contest; occasion of altercation..
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..
Winner :: Winner (n.) One who wins, or gains by success in competition, contest, or gaming..
Dispute :: Dispute (v. i.) Verbal controversy; contest by opposing argument or expression of opposing views or claims; controversial discussion; altercation; debate.
Brabble :: Brabble (v. i.) To clamor; to contest noisily.
Plate :: Plate (n.) A prize giving to the winner in a contest.
Athlete :: Athlete (n.) One fitted for, or skilled in, intellectual contests; as, athletes of debate..
Match :: Match (v.) Equality of conditions in contest or competition.
Contek :: Contek (n.) Quarrel; contention; contest.
Game :: Game (v. i.) A contest, physical or mental, according to certain rules, for amusement, recreation, or for winning a stake; as, a game of chance; games of skill; field games, etc..
Brangle :: Brangle (n.) A wrangle; a squabble; a noisy contest or dispute.
Contestation :: Contestation (n.) Proof by witness; attestation; testimony.
Set-to :: Set-to (n.) A contest in boxing, in an argument, or the like..
Prize :: Prize (n.) An honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort..
Strife :: Strife (n.) Exertion or contention for superiority; contest of emulation, either by intellectual or physical efforts..
Grapple :: Grapple (v. t.) A seizing or seizure; close hug in contest; the wrestler's hold.
Contestant :: Contestant (n.) One who contests; an opponent; a litigant; a disputant; one who claims that which has been awarded to another.
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) To conquer; to defeat, as in a contest or game; to beat; to surpass..
Battle :: Battle (v. t.) A struggle; a contest; as, the battle of life..
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