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Contest
CONTEST, v.t. [L., have a different sense, being equivalent to the English attest. See Test.]
1. To dispute; to strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend. The troops contested every inch of ground.
2. To dispute; to argue in opposition to; to controvert; to litigate; to oppose; to call in question; as, the advocate contested every point.
None have contested the proportion of these ancient pieces.
CONTEST, v.i.
1. To strive; to contend; followed by with.
The difficulty of an argument adds to the pleasure of contesting with it, when there are hopes of victory.
2. To vie; to emulate.
Of man who dares in pomp with Jove contest.
CONTEST, n.
1. Strife; struggle for victory, superiority, or in defense; struggle in arms. All Europe engaged in the contest against France. The contest was furious.
2. Dispute; debate; violent controversy; strife in argument.
Leave all noisy contests, all immodest clamors, and brawling language.
contest appears in definitions for these words:
Agon Agonistic Agony Antagony At Athletic Battel Beat Bet Brabble Brangle Cap Cast Cause Challenge Challenged Challenging Champion Chariot-race Close Cock-fight Collucatation Combat Commit Conflict Congress Contend Contended Contention Contentiousness Contest Contestableness Contestation Correspond Counterscuffle Cudgel Darrain Day Debate Debateful Decertation Decidable Decider Decision Decisive Decisively Decisiveness Decline Defiance Defy Discord Disputable Disputation Dispute Disputed Duel Emulate Emulation Encounter Engage Equal Fashion Fight Final Finally Forefront Fray Game Grapnel Hardfought Hardhead Incontestable Indifference Induce Intrench Knuckle List Litigate Litigated Litigating Litigation Litigious Litigiousness Logomachy Lose Luctation Match Neuter Neutral Neutrality Play Plume Possessory Prize Pull Quarrel Quarrelsome Race Race-horse Rencounter Rosy Rubbage Running-fight Sanguinary Scramble Scuffle Sharp Skirmish Stake Stickle Strife Strive Striving Struggle Support Truce Unconquerable Uncontending Uncontested Uncontroverted Undecisive Under Undisputed Vanquish Velitation Victor Victorious Victory Vie Wage Wager War Warfare Warm Weapon Whig Win Winner Winning With Word Worst Yield
Agon Agonistic Agony Antagony At Athletic Battel Beat Bet Brabble Brangle Cap Cast Cause Challenge Challenged Challenging Champion Chariot-race Close Cock-fight Collucatation Combat Commit Conflict Congress Contend Contended Contention Contentiousness Contest Contestableness Contestation Correspond Counterscuffle Cudgel Darrain Day Debate Debateful Decertation Decidable Decider Decision Decisive Decisively Decisiveness Decline Defiance Defy Discord Disputable Disputation Dispute Disputed Duel Emulate Emulation Encounter Engage Equal Fashion Fight Final Finally Forefront Fray Game Grapnel Hardfought Hardhead Incontestable Indifference Induce Intrench Knuckle List Litigate Litigated Litigating Litigation Litigious Litigiousness Logomachy Lose Luctation Match Neuter Neutral Neutrality Play Plume Possessory Prize Pull Quarrel Quarrelsome Race Race-horse Rencounter Rosy Rubbage Running-fight Sanguinary Scramble Scuffle Sharp Skirmish Stake Stickle Strife Strive Striving Struggle Support Truce Unconquerable Uncontending Uncontested Uncontroverted Undecisive Under Undisputed Vanquish Velitation Victor Victorious Victory Vie Wage Wager War Warfare Warm Weapon Whig Win Winner Winning With Word Worst Yield
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