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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