| contest | | |
| n. (event) | 1. competition, contest | an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants. |
| ~ game | a single play of a sport or other contest.; "the game lasted two hours" |
| ~ social event | an event characteristic of persons forming groups. |
| ~ athletic competition, athletic contest, athletics | a contest between athletes. |
| ~ bout | a contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers). |
| ~ championship | a competition at which a champion is chosen. |
| ~ chicken | a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops. |
| ~ cliffhanger | a contest whose outcome is uncertain up to the very end. |
| ~ dogfight | a fiercely disputed contest.; "their rancor dated from a political dogfight between them"; "a real dogfight for third place"; "a prolonged dogfight over their rival bids for the contract" |
| ~ race | a contest of speed.; "the race is to the swift" |
| ~ tournament, tourney | a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner. |
| ~ playoff | any final competition to determine a championship. |
| ~ series | (sports) several contests played successively by the same teams.; "the visiting team swept the series" |
| ~ field trial | a contest between gun dogs to determine their proficiency in pointing and retrieving. |
| ~ match | a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete. |
| ~ tournament | a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize. |
| ~ race | any competition.; "the race for the presidency" |
| ~ spelldown, spelling bee, spelling contest | a contest in which you are eliminated if you fail to spell a word correctly. |
| ~ trial | (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications.; "the trials for the semifinals began yesterday" |
| n. (act) | 2. contest | a struggle between rivals. |
| ~ rivalry, competition, contention | the act of competing as for profit or a prize.; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place" |
| ~ battle of wits | a contest in which intelligence rather than violence is used. |
| ~ bidding contest | a series of competing bids. |
| ~ popularity contest | competition (real or figurative) for popular support. |
| v. (communication) | 3. contend, contest, repugn | to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation.; "They contested the outcome of the race" |
| ~ oppose | be against; express opposition to.; "We oppose the ban on abortion" |
| ~ challenge, dispute, gainsay | take exception to.; "She challenged his claims" |
| tilt | | |
| n. (event) | 1. joust, tilt | a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances. |
| ~ struggle, battle | an energetic attempt to achieve something.; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition" |
| ~ tournament | a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize. |
| n. (communication) | 2. arguing, argument, contention, contestation, controversy, disceptation, disputation, tilt | a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement.; "they were involved in a violent argument" |
| ~ difference of opinion, dispute, difference, conflict | a disagreement or argument about something important.; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats" |
| ~ argle-bargle, argy-bargy | a verbal dispute; a wrangling argument. |
| ~ firestorm | an outburst of controversy.; "the incident triggered a political firestorm" |
| ~ sparring | an argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantage. |
| ~ polemic | a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma). |
| ~ fight | an intense verbal dispute.; "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate" |
| n. (cognition) | 3. tilt | a slight but noticeable partiality.; "the court's tilt toward conservative rulings" |
| ~ partisanship, partiality | an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives. |
| n. (attribute) | 4. inclination, lean, leaning, list, tilt | the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical.; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right" |
| ~ spatial relation, position | the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated.; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage" |
| n. (act) | 5. careen, rock, sway, tilt | pitching dangerously to one side. |
| ~ pitching, lurch, pitch | abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance).; "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting" |
| v. (motion) | 6. angle, lean, slant, tilt, tip | to incline or bend from a vertical position.; "She leaned over the banister" |
| ~ bend, flex | form a curve.; "The stick does not bend" |
| ~ slope, incline, pitch | be at an angle.; "The terrain sloped down" |
| ~ weather | cause to slope. |
| ~ heel, list | tilt to one side.; "The balloon heeled over"; "the wind made the vessel heel"; "The ship listed to starboard" |
| ~ lean back, recline | move the upper body backwards and down. |
| v. (motion) | 7. cant, cant over, pitch, slant, tilt | heel over.; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| ~ cock | tilt or slant to one side.; "cock one's head" |
| v. (motion) | 8. careen, shift, tilt, wobble | move sideways or in an unsteady way.; "The ship careened out of control" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| v. (competition) | 9. tilt | charge with a tilt. |
| ~ joust | joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback. |
| tournament | | |
| n. (event) | 1. tournament, tourney | a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner. |
| ~ contest, competition | an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants. |
| ~ world cup | a soccer tournament held every four years between national soccer teams to determine a world champion. |
| ~ elimination tournament | a tournament in which losers are eliminated in successive rounds. |
| ~ open | a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play. |
| ~ round robin | a tournament in which every contestant plays every other contestant. |
| n. (event) | 2. tournament | a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize. |
| ~ contest, competition | an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants. |
| ~ joust, tilt | a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances. |
| compete | | |
| v. (competition) | 1. compete, contend, vie | compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others. |
| ~ try for, go for | make an attempt at achieving something.; "She tried for the Olympics" |
| ~ play | participate in games or sport.; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches" |
| ~ run off | decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff. |
| ~ race, run | compete in a race.; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first" |
| ~ rival | be the rival of, be in competition with.; "we are rivaling for first place in the race" |
| ~ emulate | compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with.; "This artist's drawings cannot emulate his water colors" |
| ~ rival, equal, match, touch | be equal to in quality or ability.; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents" |
| contend | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. contend, postulate | maintain or assert.; "He contended that Communism had no future" |
| ~ claim | assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing.; "He claimed that he killed the burglar" |
| v. (communication) | 2. argue, contend, debate, fence | have an argument about something. |
| ~ stickle | dispute or argue stubbornly (especially minor points). |
| ~ spar | fight verbally.; "They were sparring all night" |
| ~ bicker, brabble, pettifog, squabble, niggle, quibble | argue over petty things.; "Let's not quibble over pennies" |
| ~ altercate, argufy, quarrel, dispute, scrap | have a disagreement over something.; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something" |
| ~ oppose | be against; express opposition to.; "We oppose the ban on abortion" |
| ~ disagree, take issue, differ, dissent | be of different opinions.; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions" |
| ~ converse, discourse | carry on a conversation. |
| v. (social) | 3. contend, cope, deal, get by, grapple, make do, make out, manage | come to terms with.; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| ~ extemporize, improvise | manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand.; "after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks" |
| ~ fend | try to manage without help.; "The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died" |
| ~ hack, cut | be able to manage or manage successfully.; "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office" |
| ~ rub along, scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by | manage one's existence barely.; "I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary" |
| ~ cope with, match, meet | satisfy or fulfill.; "meet a need"; "this job doesn't match my dreams" |
| v. (competition) | 4. contend, fight, struggle | be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight.; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country" |
| ~ compete, vie, contend | compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others. |
| ~ bear down | exert full strength.; "The pitcher bore down" |
| ~ fistfight | fight with the fists.; "The man wanted to fist-fight" |
| ~ join battle | engage in a conflict.; "The battle over health care reform was joined" |
| ~ tug | struggle in opposition.; "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts" |
| ~ fight down, fight, fight back, oppose, defend | fight against or resist strongly.; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" |
| ~ get back, settle | get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury.; "I finally settled with my old enemy" |
| ~ fight back | defend oneself. |
| ~ battle, combat | battle or contend against in or as if in a battle.; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget" |
| ~ war | make or wage war. |
| ~ attack, assail | launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with.; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week" |
| ~ duel | fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman.; "In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters" |
| ~ joust | joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback. |
| ~ chicken-fight, chickenfight | fight while sitting on somebody's shoulders. |
| ~ tourney | engage in a tourney. |
| ~ feud | carry out a feud.; "The two professors have been feuding for years" |
| ~ skirmish | engage in a skirmish. |
| ~ bandy | exchange blows. |
| ~ fence | fight with fencing swords. |
| ~ box | engage in a boxing match. |
| ~ spar | fight with spurs.; "the gamecocks were sparring" |
| ~ tussle, scuffle | fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters.; "the drunken men started to scuffle" |
| ~ wrestle | engage in a wrestling match.; "The children wrestled in the garden" |
| ~ wage, engage | carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns).; "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe" |
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