Concept cluster: Activities > Testing or examination
n
Trial by danger or by affliction; adventure; risk; hardship; state of being tried.
n
(idiomatic) The simultaneous rewarding of good behavior and punishing of bad behavior.
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(transitive, informal) To survey (a building or other location) surreptitiously, as in preparation for a robbery.
n
A bid to overcome something.
n
One to whom a challenge is made.
v
(obsolete) To follow closely; to endeavour to overtake; to pursue.
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(transitive) To challenge (someone) or brave (a hazard or opposition).
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(intransitive) to contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another.
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Britain standard spelling of endeavor.
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(obsolete) One who performs an essay; an experimenter.
n
Alternative form of gut check [(idiomatic, sometimes hyphenated (especially when used attributively)) An honest, reflective appraisal of one's true feelings concerning a matter of concern.]
adj
(informal) Having a favourable position, such as a position of influence or expected gain, in relation to another person.
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(transitive with for) To attempt to get or achieve.
n
An exceptionally difficult challenge.
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To bring up as a subject for debate, to propose.
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(obsolete) To make an attempt; typically used with at.
n
A trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test (such as ducking in water), divine authority deciding the guilt of the accused.
v
To be more successful than a competitor; especially to thrive in the presence of an organism that is competing for resources.
n
The act of outcompeting, or outdoing a rival.
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(transitive and intransitive, of music) To play guided by one's musical ear, rather than from a written score.
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(chiefly US, idiomatic) To receive widespread acceptance among members of the general American public.
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(idiomatic) Synonym of play a part
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(idiomatic) To use the resources which one actually has available; to operate realistically, within the limits of one's circumstances.
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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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(transitive) To make or attempt to make something appear more important, likely, or obvious; to showcase or highlight.
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(idiomatic) To habitually demonstrate interpersonal skills by engaging agreeably in social or work activities.
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(transitive) To dispute by arguing; to hash out or battle out (an issue).
v
To arrange randomly; to make random
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(obsolete) To exceed an adversary's wager in a card game.
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To try; to assay.
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(intransitive, sometimes proscribed) To attempt, endeavour, try
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A challenge that is more difficult than usual.
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(law) An archaic practice by which a person accused of a crime could prove his innocence by his survival of physically painful tests.
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(transitive) To get the better of, or finesse, a competitor.
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To put to test.
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(transitive, obsolete, rare) To defeat or triumph over (someone or something).
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(transitive) To bet something; to put it up as collateral.
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(transitive) To triumph or achieve victory in (a game, a war, etc.).
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(dated, informal) To manipulate circumstances to one's personal advantage

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