contest

UK /ˈkɒn.tɛst/ US /ˈkɒn.tɛst/
verb 4noun 3

Definitions

noun

1

Controversy; debate.

no contest

2

Struggle for superiority; combat.

3

A competition.

The child entered the spelling contest.

verb

1

To contend.

I will contest for the open seat on the board.

Of man, who dares in pomp with Jove contest?

2

To call into question; to oppose.

The rival contested the dictator's re-election because of claims of voting irregularities.

Few philosophical aphorisms have been more frequently repeated, few more contested than this.

3

To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.

The troops contested every inch of ground.

4

To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist, as a claim, by course of law.

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