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(US) To pass (a test, interviews etc.) perfectly.
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(sports) To be in a winning position after having been in a losing position.
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To finish a race or similar competition in a particular position, such as first place, second place, or the like.
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(sports, of a substitute) To enter the playing field.
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(informal, uncountable) The practice of entering many competitions in order to win as many prizes as possible.
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(boxing) To defeat an opponent by a decision of the judges, rather than by a knockout
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(sports) To attempt to retain a title, or attempt to reach the same stage in a competition as one did in the previous edition of that competition.
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(bridge) To make an endplay.
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(idiomatic) second place.
n
(idiomatic) Expressing one's preferences through one's actions, by voluntarily participating in or withdrawing from an activity, group, or process; especially, physical migration to leave a situation one does not like, or to move to a situation one regards as more beneficial.
n
Synonym of Monte Carlo fallacy
adj
Ready for the beginning or escalation of a project or competition.
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(tennis, transitive, intransitive) To win one's own service game.
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(sports) Of a prizefighter: to hold one's own during a fight; to continue winning a series of fights.
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(sports) To continue to compete strongly against someone despite being in an inferior position, so as not to allow one's opponent an easy victory.
n
(journalism) Synonym of lead-in (“start of photo caption”)
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(idiomatic) To be very confident.
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A head-on conflict or direct competition.
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(countable) Difference in score between the winner of a competition and the second-place finisher.
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Equality of conditions in contest or competition.
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(sports) To play a match.
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To win a competition decisively.
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(US, sports) A clause in a contract by players who do not wish to be traded without their consent.
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Alternative form of outplay [(transitive) To excel or defeat in a game; to play better than.]
n
The position of a contestant in a competition.
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(idiomatic) To be involved in such a way to affect the outcome, to be a contributing factor.
v
To act as though defeated while awaiting a chance to attack.
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(sports) To compete against in a play-off.
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(idiomatic) To manipulate two persons into competing against one another in a way that benefits the person carrying out the manipulation.
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(by extension, idiomatic, colloquial) To object to someone's argument by attacking the argument itself instead of them or a facet of their personality; to avoid or make the opposite of an ad hominem attack. Usually considered a positive action, and an avoidance of a fallacious argumentative technique. Often used in comparison to play the man and not the ball.
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Alternative form of play the hand one is dealt [(idiomatic) To use the resources which one actually has available; to operate realistically, within the limits of one's circumstances.]
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To mention something to obtain some advantage in conversation.
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(sports) To play in an especially competitive, committed manner, focused intently on winning.
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(idiomatic, chiefly US and Canada, of a person, chiefly in the negative) To behave in a manner suggesting that one is of normal intelligence, alert, and mentally stable.
v
(transitive, gambling) To pay down (the stake).
n
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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(intransitive) To be active, but not excessively busy, at a task or a series of tasks.
v
To stage such a contest.
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(sports) Compete for a subsequent time in another match.
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(politics) A second or further round of an indecisive election, after other candidates (often all but the last two) have been eliminated.
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(intransitive) To be qualified to compete, especially in a quarter-final, semi-final, or final.
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To take part in speed dating
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To participate in an activity involving two or more participants.
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to win a game, especially a game of chance
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To try out (a new player) in a sports team.
adj
(computing) Of a neural network model: organized so that neurons in a layer compete with each other for activation.
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