1) Agon 2) Argue 3) Battle 4) Bout 5) Championship 6) Cliffhanger 7) Compete 8) Competition 9) Contention 10) Discuss 11) Disprove 12) Dogfight 13) Duel 14) Finals 15) Gainsay 16) Game 17) Playoff 18) Race 19) Repugn 20) Spelldown 21) Tournament 22) Tourney 23) Vie
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1) Agon 2) Battle 3) Chase 4) Clash 5) Combat 6) Competition 7) Dispute 8) Event 9) Exam at Attica 10) Fight 11) Fight back against 12) French word used in English 13) Game 14) Gunfight 15) Match 16) Object to criminal on trial 17) Play-offs 18) Pursuit 19) Puzzle competition 20) Question the validity of
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[ship] The `Contest` was an Australian sloop wrecked in 1807. The Contest was a sloop of some 44 tons, owned by Kable & Co and registered on 20 July 1804. On 28 February 1807 she was sailing for Newcastle but the wind would not allow her to make the harbour and so she continued north. A little short of Port Stephens and in a heavy storm the...
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• (n.) Earnest dispute; strife in argument; controversy; debate; altercation. • (v. t.) To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist; as a claim, by course of law; to controvert. • (n.) Earnest struggle for superiority, victory, defense, etc.; competition; emulation; strife in arms; conflict; combat; en...
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Con'test noun 1. Earnest dispute; strife in argument; controversy; debate; altercation. « Leave all noisy
contests , all immodest clamors and brawling language.
I. Watts. »
2. Earnest struggle for superiority, victory, defense, etc.; competition; emulation; ...
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Con·test' intransitive verb To engage in contention, or emulation; to contend; to strive; to vie; to emulate; -- followed usually by
with . « The difficulty of an argument adds to the pleasure of
contesting with it, when there are hopes of victory.
Bp. Burnet. » �...
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Con·test' transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Contested ;
present participle & verbal noun Contesting .] [ French
contester , from Latin
contestari to call to witness,
contestari litem to introduce a lawsu...
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To oppose, dispute, or challenge through formal or legal procedures. For example, the defendant in a lawsuit almost always contests the case made by the plaintiff. Or, a disgruntled relative may formally contest the provisions of a will.
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The word contest has several interpretations within the English language. In popular parlance, a contest is often regarded as a conflict or competition. This may be friendly, such as a sports contest, or more aggressive such as a contention. Another interpretation of contest is in the form of a keen controversy, where one disputes an argument. Thus...
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HMS Contest was a British C Class destroyer of 1710 tons displacement launched in 1944. HMS Contest was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and carried a crew of 186. She was armed with four 4.5 inch dual-purpose guns; four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; six 20 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 21-inch torpedo tubes....
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[
n] - an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants 2. [n] - a struggle between rivals 3. [v] - to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
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contest, contests 1. A struggle between rival or opposing individuals, organizations, or forces for victory or control. 2. To take part in a contest or competition. 3. Etymology: about 1603, from French contester, 'dispute, oppose', from Latin contestari (litem), 'to call to witness, to bring action' from com- 'together' + testari, 'to bear witnes...
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competition noun an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
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a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize. · struggle for victory or superiority. · strife in argument; dispute; controversy: Their marriage was marred by perpetual contest.
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