All contest synonyms
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C c verb contest
- doubt — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
- push — to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
- blast — A blast is a big explosion, especially one caused by a bomb.
- withstand — to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, especially successfully: to withstand rust; to withstand the invaders; to withstand temptation.
- traverse — to pass or move over, along, or through.
- scuffle — to struggle or fight in a rough, confused manner.
- tilt — to furnish with a tilt.
- sock — a short stocking usually reaching to the calf or just above the ankle.
- cross — If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place.
- attack — To attack a person or place means to try to hurt or damage them using physical violence.
- strike — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
- struggle — to contend with an adversary or opposing force.
- buck — A buck is a US or Australian dollar.
- duel — a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
- rival — a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- feud — fee (def 4).
- repel — to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- rumpus — a noisy or violent disturbance; commotion; uproar: There was a terrible rumpus going on upstairs.
- quarrel — a square-headed bolt or arrow, formerly used with a crossbow.
- altercate — to argue, esp heatedly; dispute
- call in question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- go for it — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- jockey for position — If someone is jockeying for position, they are using whatever methods they can in order to get into a better position than their rivals.
- jump on — to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
- shoot for — to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.
- stand up for — (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
- query — a question; an inquiry.
- fight — a battle or combat.
- break with — to end a relationship or association with (someone or an organization or social group)
- gang up on — a group or band: A gang of boys gathered around the winning pitcher.
- lay out — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- take on — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- lay a finger on — to harm
- set to — a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- square off — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
noun contest
- concours — a contest, esp the concours d'élégance
- rencounter — a hostile meeting; battle.
- battle royal — a fight, esp with fists or cudgels, involving more than two combatants; melee
- competition — Competition is a situation in which two or more people or groups are trying to get something which not everyone can have.
- race — Cape, a cape at the SE extremity of Newfoundland.
- gala — festive; festal; showy: Her birthday parties were always gala occasions.