Meaning of contest | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Controversy; debate
2. Controversy; debate.
   uncountable
3. Open contest that stimulates by means of prizes determined activities or competitions.
4. Struggle for superiority; combat
5. To struggle or compete; contend: contested with other bidders for the antique.
6. Struggle for superiority; combat.
   uncountable
7. Challenge, duel, fight or battle among two or more people.
8. A competition
9. a struggle, competition etc to gain an advantage or victory. a sporting contest. wedstryd مُباراه، مُناظَرَه، مُسابَقَه състезание disputa zápas, soutěž, závod der Wettkampf strid; konkurrence διαγωνισμόςcompetición, concurso, combate, certamen võistlus رقابت؛ ستیز kilpailu compétitionתחרות प्रतियोगिता prepirka, spor verseny pertandingan keppni gara 競争 다툼, 경기 varžybos, konkursas sacensība pertandingan strijdstrid, konkurranse, tvistturniej, konkurs مجادله كول، مسابقه كول، جګړه كول، دبرياليتوب...
   etc
10. A competition.
    countable
11. To contend
12. a person who takes part in a contest. He is the youngest contestant in the swimming competition. deelnemer, teenstander مُتَنافِس، مُتَبار състезател concorrente závodník, soutěžící der/die Wettkämpferin konkurrencedeltager; modkandidat διαγωνιζόμενοςcompetidor, aspirante, concursante, candidato võistleja شرکت کننده؛ رقیب kilpailija concurrent/-ente מתחרה प्रतियोगी suparnik, protivnik versenyző peserta kontes keppandi concorrente 競技者 다투는 사람, 경쟁자 varžybų/konkurso dalyvis sacensību dalībnieks; ...
13. To call into question; to oppose
14. A struggle for superiority or victory between rivals: England's contest with Spain for domination of the seas.
15. A competition, especially one in which entrants perform separately and are rated by judges: a spelling contest.
16. To compete or strive for; struggle to gain or control: trade routes that were contested by competing cultures.
17. To call into question and take an active stand against; dispute or challenge: contest a will. See Synonyms at oppose.
18. Sports To defend against (a shot), as in basketball.
    Sports
19. a formal game or match in which two or more people, teams, etc, compete and attempt to win
20. a struggle for victory between opposing forces or interests

Equivalents

Examples

“no contest”

“The child entered the spelling contest.”

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