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(countable) A contest in ancient Greece, as in athletics or music, in which prizes were awarded.
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(business) A tender in which bidders are ranked according to some (known or secret) criteria.
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(transitive) To beat in a contest.
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(usually followed by "to") To have a reasonable claim; to seem likely.
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(intransitive, obsolete) To wrangle; argue.
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(intransitive) To take part in a campaign.
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(intransitive, obsolete) To contend; argue; talk noisily.
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One who challenges; especially, one who plays against the current champion of a game or contest in hopes of winning and becoming the new champion.
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(obsolete, transitive) To challenge.
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To finish a race or similar competition in first place.
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(figuratively) One who is catching up in some contest and has a likelihood of victory.
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A person who enters many competitions in order to win as many prizes as possible.
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To be in a position in which it is possible to win or triumph.
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(uncountable) The action of competing.
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A participant in a competition, especially in athletics.
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(transitive) To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with
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The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face to face.
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contend with: To try to cope with a difficulty or problem.
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Someone who has a viable chance of winning a competition.
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(transitive) To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.
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(sciences) A type of competition where the resource is inadequate to fit the needs of all and the resource is partitioned unequally among contestants, thus some obtain all they need and others less than they need.
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(idiomatic, reciprocal) To compete with others eagerly or fiercely in pursuit of the same goal(s).
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(intransitive) To make a grand concerted effort toward some purportedly worthy cause.
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(idiomatic, intransitive, often followed by with) To attain the same level as a competitor.
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To choose by random chance.
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A competition held to identify the most attractive or beautiful candidates.
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(transitive, intransitive) To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.
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(idiomatic) Any of the most likely winners in a contest, election, etc.
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To compete in a public contest.
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In a tournament, raffle or other contest, the most desirable prize, offered for the overall winner; first prize.
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(figuratively, by extension) The lottery or draw itself.
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To track down; to find by searching.
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(figuratively) To try to come out ahead in a competition for something specific or put oneself in a more favourable position generally.
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To accept, or engage in, as a contest.
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(intransitive, obsolete) To strive or contend in any way; strive for victory.
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(intransitive, sports, colloquial) To win a medal.
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To be opposed by someone of comparable strength and ability to oneself; to be defeated by such an opponent.
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(UK dialectal) The win or winning of a game.
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To determine by chance, especially by drawing lots.
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To take sides; to favour one side or viewpoint in a competition or confrontation.
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(intransitive) To earn a given spot in a competition.
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(transitive) To pretend not to be embarrassed, upset, impressed, or otherwise affected by something.
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To act correctly; to make the right moves.
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Alternative form of play one's cards right [To act correctly; to make the right moves.]
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To behave fairly; to abide by the rules.
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Synonym of play to the gallery
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(intransitive, idiomatic) To appeal to the least sophisticated parts of an audience in order to obtain maximum approval.
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(idiomatic, by extension) To make a special, determined effort to achieve general success or a particular goal, in life, in one's career, in negotiation, etc.
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(obsolete) To compete in a prizefight.
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A competition, such as a lottery or raffle, in which participants obtain a random chance to win a prize.
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The winning of a prize in a competition.
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(rare, nonstandard) Alternative form of prize draw [A competition, such as a lottery or raffle, in which participants obtain a random chance to win a prize.]
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To compete successfully in some stage of a competition and become eligible for the next stage.
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(transitive) To compete against in such a race.
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A situation in which competition between entities to be the first or best leads to increased amenities or better performance.
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(poker) A rebate on the rake paid by a poker player.
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To be the winner of the most recent iteration of a competition.
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To bring opponents together for such a contest.
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(idiomatic, by extension) A hard-fought competition or demanding challenge of any kind.
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to face (someone) in a contest
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(transitive) To put at risk upon success in competition, or upon a future contingency.
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To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute; to contend; to contest.
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To deliberately lose a sports match with the intent of gaining a perceived future competitive advantage.
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(India) The student who achieves the highest score in an examination.
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to pit two others against each other in order to achieve a desired outcome or to gain an advantage; to "play both ends against the middle"
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(intransitive) To win a trophy in a competition.
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(dated) To engage in a contest.
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(colloquial, sometimes proscribed) To oppose, to compete against, especially in a video game.
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The competitor who finishes second; runner-up.
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(intransitive) To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.
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Obsolete form of vie. [(intransitive) To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.]
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Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge.
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(transitive) To gain (a prize) by succeeding in competition or contest.
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Synonym of game the system
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