Nouns (2)
contest
n. a struggle between rivals
competition
n. an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
Verbs (2)
contend, repugn
v. to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race"
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struggle, battle, conflict
n. an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"
contravention
n. coming into conflict with
fight, combat, fighting
n. the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
opposition, confrontation
n. the act of hostile groups opposing each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"
brush, encounter, clash, skirmish
n. a minor short-term fight
event
n. something that happens at a given place and time
incident
n. a single distinct event
meet, sports meeting
n. a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
milestone
n. a significant event in your life (or in a project)
phenomenon
n. a remarkable development
fence, debate, contend, argue
v. have an argument about something
buck, go against
v. resist; "buck the trend"
battle, combat, battle against
v. battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget"
fight, struggle
v. make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"
campaign, go on a campaign, take the field, go off to war
v. go on a campaign; go off to war
challenge, issue a challenge to
v. issue a challenge to; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match"
contend, compete, vie
v. compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
discuss, talk over
v. speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household budget"
work, cover, handle, plow, address, treat, deal with, deal in
v. deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"
tilt, charge with a tilt
v. charge with a tilt
clash, disagree strongly, disagree violently
v. disagree violently; "We clashed over the new farm policies"
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