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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | seizure; sudden emotion |
| Synonyms: | access, attack, blow, bout, burst, caprice, conniption, convulsion, epileptic attack, frenzy, humor, jumps, mood, outbreak, outburst, paroxysm, rage, rush, spasm, spate, spell, stroke, tantrum, throe, torrent, turn, twitch, whim, whimsy |
| Main Entry: | match |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | competition |
| Synonyms: | bout, contest, engagement, event, game, meet, race, rivalry, sport, test, trial |
| Main Entry: | orgy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | celebration devoted to sensual enjoyment |
| Synonyms: | bacchanal, bacchanalia, bender, binge*, blowout, bout*, carousal, circus, debauch, dissipation, excess, feast, fling*, indulgence, jag, merrymaking, overindulgence, party, rampage*, revel, revelry, saturnalia, splurge, spree, surfeit, tear* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rivalry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | competition |
| Synonyms: | antagonism, athletic event, bout, candidacy, clash, conflict, contest, duel, emulation, encounter, engagement, event, fight, game, jealousy, match, matchup, one on one, opposition, race, sport, strife, struggle, tournament, tug-of-war |
| Main Entry: | round |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cycle, stage |
| Synonyms: | ambit, beat, bout, circuit, circulation, circumvolution, compass, course, division, gyration, lap, level, performance, period, revolution, rotation, round trip, routine, schedule, sequence, series, session, succession, tour, turn, wheel, whirl |
| Main Entry: | shift |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | time served doing work |
| Synonyms: | bout, go, period, spell, stint, time, tour, trick, turn, working time |
| Main Entry: | skirmish |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight |
| Synonyms: | altercation, argument, battle, bout, brawl, brush, clash, combat, conflict, confrontation, disagreement, dispute, encounter, engagement, feud, fisticuffs, fracas, fray, melee, quarrel, row, ruckus, rumble, run-in, scrap*, scuffle, strife, tiff, tussle, war |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | slugfest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight |
| Synonyms: | altercation, argument, battle, battle royal, bout, brawl, clash, conflict, dispute, dogfight, donnybrook, engagement, feud, fisticuffs, fracas, fray, free-for-all, melee, riot, ruckus, rumble, struggle, tussle, war |
| Main Entry: | spell |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | interval, period |
| Synonyms: | bit, bout, course, go, hitch, interlude, intermission, patch, relay, season, shift, space, stint, streak, stretch, term, time, tour, tour of duty, trick, turn, while |
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