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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go up against in contest |
| Synonyms: | attempt, bandy, battle, be in the running, bid, challenge, clash, collide, contend, contest, cope with, emulate, encounter, essay, face, fence, fight, go after, go for broke, go for the gold, go for, grapple, in the hunt, jockey for position, joust, lock horns, match strength, match wits, oppose, participate in, pit oneself against, play, rival, run for, scramble for, seek prize, spar, strive, struggle, take on, take part, tilt, try, tussle, vie, wrestle |
| Main Entry: | contest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | argue, challenge |
| Synonyms: | blast, call in question, debate, dispute, doubt, give it one's all, go for it, go for jugular, jockey for position, jump on, litigate, mix it up with, object to, oppose, push, question, scramble for, shoot for, stand up for, tangle |
| Antonyms: | agree, allow, give up, resign |
| Main Entry: | rival |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | oppose; be a match for |
| Synonyms: | amount, approach, approximate, bear comparison with, come near to, come up to, compare with, compete, contend, contest, correspond, emulate, equal, go after, go for, jockey for position, match, measure up to, meet, near, partake, resemble, rivalize, scramble for, seek to displace, tie, touch, vie with |
| Antonyms: | aid, assist, cooperate, help, support |
| Main Entry: | scramble |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | race; get into position clumsily |
| Synonyms: | clamber, climb, contend, crawl, hasten, jockey for position, jostle, look alive, make haste, move, push, run, rush, scrabble, scurry, scuttle, strive, struggle, swarm, trek, vie |
| Main Entry: | vie |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | compete |
| Synonyms: | be rivals, buck, challenge, contend, contest, counter, go for broke, go for the gold, go for the jugular, go for, jockey for position, match, oppose, pit, play, play off, push, rival, scramble for, strive, struggle, sweat |
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