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- One of several contests that combine to make up a competition.
- A prearranged social activity (function, etc.)
- (medicine) An episode of severe health conditions.
- An occurrence; something that happens.
- (probability theory) A set of some of the possible outcomes; a subset of the sample space.
- (physics) A point in spacetime having three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate.
- An end result; an outcome (now chiefly in phrases).
- (computing) A possible action that the user can perform that is monitored by an application or the operating system (event listener). When an event occurs an event handler is called which performs a specific task.
- a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
- a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory
- something that happens at a given place and time
- a special set of circumstances
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- a contest between athletes
- participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity
- an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
- (sports, especially British) A group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country and racewalking.
- plural of athletic
- (sports, especially US) Physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness and skill.
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- a contest consisting of a series of successive matches between the same sides
- an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
- contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
- a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
- an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil
- any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber
- (uncountable, countable) Pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree; a hydrocarbon biopolymer of isoprene.
- An abrasive for rubbing with: a whetstone, file, or emery cloth, etc.
- The entire series, of an odd number of games or matches in which ties are impossible (especially a series of three games in bridge or whist).
- A coarse towel for rubbing the body.
- (countable, baseball) The rectangular pad on the pitcher's mound from which the pitcher must pitch.
- (uncountable, countable) Natural rubber or any of various synthetic materials with similar properties as natural rubber.
- The game of rubber bridge.
- (historical) The cushion of an electric machine.
- (countable, Canada, US, slang) A condom, especially an external condom.
- (countable) Someone or something which rubs.
- (countable, Australia, India, Brunei, New Zealand, UK) An eraser.
- An individual match within the series (especially in racquet sports).
- One who rubs down horses.
- (sports, Canada, US) A rubber match; a game or match played to break a tie.
- One who practises massage.
- (uncountable, slang) Tires, particularly racing tires.
- (Canada, US, in the plural) Water-resistant shoe covers, galoshes, overshoes.
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- Involving competition between institutions, especially sports competitions.
- (art) Originating as street art but being curated and displayed in a gallery or museum.
- In house; internal to an organization.
- Occurring within the walls or boundaries of an organ or other biological structure.
- Between walls; enclosed by walls.
- Local to an exhibit or exhibition.
- between two or more institutions etc
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- With one competitor dominant over the other.
- (botany) Turned to one side.
- Out of proportion or lopsided.
- Partial or biased in favour of one faction or demographic group.
- (logic, of a modality) That is necessarily or absolutely different than the respective coordinate alethic or temporal modality, but not its opposite.
- Having only one side, like a Möbius strip.
- not reversible or capable of having either side out
- involving only one part or side
- favoring one person or side over another
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- a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
- a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize
- (historical) During the Middle Ages, a series of battles and other contests designed to prepare knights for war.
- A series of games; either the same game played many times, or a succession of games related by a single theme; played competitively to determine a single winning team or individual.
- (graph theory) A digraph obtained by assigning a direction to each edge in an undirected complete graph.
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- In competition with, versus.
- In opposition to.
- In front of; before (a background).
- In physical opposition to; in collision with.
- As protection from.
- (Hollywood) To be paid now in contrast to the following amount to be paid later under specified circumstances, usually that a movie is made or has started filming.
- In contrast or comparison with.
- As a charge on.
- In physical contact with, so as to abut or be supported by.
- Contrary to; in conflict with.
- In anticipation of; in preparation for (a particular time, event etc.).
- As counterbalance to.
- Of betting odds, denoting a worse-than-even chance.
- In exchange for.
- Close to, alongside.
- In a contrary direction to.
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- Of or pertaining to competition.
- (biochemistry) Relating to the inhibition of the effects of a chemical substance by another substance competing with it for binding or bonding.
- (economics) Capable of competing successfully.
- (euphemistically, of prices) Cheap, especially used of quality products.
- (of someone's character) Inclined to compete.
- subscribing to capitalistic competition
- showing a fighting disposition
- involving competition or competitiveness
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- any competition
- a canal for a current of water
- people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock
- a contest of speed
- (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species
- the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
- A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage.
- A fast-moving current of water.
- A group of organisms distinguished by common characteristics; often an informal infraspecific rank in taxonomy, below species:
- (biology) A population geographically separated from others of its species that develops significantly different characteristics; a mating group.
- A sequence of events; a progressive movement toward a goal.
- A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of common physical characteristics, such as skin color or hair type.
- A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of shared characteristics or qualities, for example social qualities.
- (engineering) A ring with a groove in which rolling elements (such as balls) ride, forming part of a rolling-element bearing (for example, a ball bearing).
- Swift progress; rapid motion; an instance of moving or driving at high speed.
- (electronics, computing) A race condition; a bug or problem that occurs when two or more components attempt to use the same resource at the same time.
- (animal husbandry) A breed or strain of domesticated animal.
- (fantasy, science fiction, mythology) A large group of nonhumans distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage.
- (botany) A rhizome or root, especially of ginger.
- (mycology, bacteriology) A strain of microorganism, fungi, etc.
- A path that something or someone moves along.
- A water channel, especially one built to lead water to or from a point where it is utilised, such as that which powers a millwheel.
- (by extension) A category or kind of thing distinguished by common characteristics.
- (gambling) A keno gambling session.
- (sewing, weaving) A groove on a sewing machine or a loom along which the shuttle moves.
- A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective.
- (botany) A strain of plant with characteristics causing it to differ from other plants of the same species.
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- to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others
- move hurridly
- compete in a race
- cause to move fast or to rush or race
- (intransitive) To take part in a race (in the sense of a contest).
- (intransitive) To move or drive at high speed; to hurry or speed.
- (transitive) To compete against in a race (contest).
- (intransitive, of a motor) To run rapidly when not engaged to a transmission.
- (West Country) To cut, scratch, or tear (someone or something) with a sharp object; to lacerate, to slash; specifically (nautical), to make marks on (something, such as a piece of wood) using a race knife.
- To assign a race to; to perceive as having a (usually specified) race.
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- A preliminary stage of a competition.
- (grammar) A word or phrase, such as an adjective or adverb, that describes or characterizes another word or phrase, such as a noun or verb; one that adds or subtracts attributes to another.
- One who qualifies for something, especially a contestant who qualifies for a stage in a competition.
- (computing, programming) A marker that qualifies or modifies another code element.
- a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb
- a contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage of competition
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- (transitive) To call into question; to oppose.
- (transitive) To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.
- (law) To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist, as a claim, by course of law.
- (intransitive) To contend.
- to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
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- A fighting competition.
- (fencing) An assault (a fencing encounter) at which the score is kept.
- (roller derby) A roller derby match.
- A period of something, especially one painful or unpleasant, like an illness.
- (music) A bulge or widening in a musical instrument, such as either of the two characteristic bulges of a guitar.
- (boxing) A boxing match.
- (sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive
- a period of illness
- an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
- a contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers)
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- an athletic contest consisting of five different events
- (athletics) Ellipsis of women's pentathlon (“a 20th-century athletics discipline for women, the women's counterpart of the men's decathlon, the predecessor to the women's heptathlon, featuring five events: hurdles, shot put, high jump, long jump, and a run”).
- (athletics) Ellipsis of modern pentathlon, a discipline with five events based on late-19th century basic military skills.
- An ancient athletics discipline, featuring five events: stadion, wrestling, long jump, javelin and discus
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- a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
- Equality of conditions in contest or competition.
- a pair of people who live together
- an exact duplicate
- something that resembles or harmonizes with
- the score needed to win a match
- lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
- a burning piece of wood or cardboard
- a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
- a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
- Someone with a measure of an attribute equaling or exceeding the object of comparison.
- Equivalence; a state of correspondence.
- (sports) A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet (commonly called a "bout"), a baseball game, or a cricket match.
- (metalworking) A perforated board, block of plaster, hardened sand, etc., in which a pattern is partly embedded when a mould is made, for giving shape to the surfaces of separation between the parts of the mould.
- Any contest or trial of strength or skill, or to determine superiority.
- Suitability.
- A device made of wood or paper, having the tip coated with chemicals that ignite with the friction of being dragged (struck) against a rough dry surface.
- A pair of items or entities with mutually suitable characteristics.
- A marriage.
- A candidate for matrimony; one to be gained in marriage.
- An agreement or compact.
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- bring two objects, ideas, or people together
- give or join in marriage
- make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- provide funds complementary to
- be equal or harmonize
- be equal to in quality or ability
- make correspond or harmonize
- set into opposition or rivalry
- (transitive) To equal or exceed in achievement.
- (intransitive) To agree; to be equal; to correspond.
- (transitive) To agree with; to be equal to; to correspond to.
- (transitive, programming) To be an example of a rule or regex.
- (transitive) To make a successful match or pairing.
- To fit together, or make suitable for fitting together; specifically, to furnish with a tongue and groove at the edges.
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- (sports) A match between two opposing sides.
- A hostile, often violent meeting; a confrontation, skirmish, or clash, as between combatants.
- (sexuality) A sexual encounter; sexual activity, especially unplanned or unexpected, between two people who have not already established a sexual relationship with each other. In many cases, it does not lead to a relationship, and thus is utterly transient. A sexual encounter can be consensual or non-consensual; in the latter case, it is known as sexual assault. A consensual sexual encounter that happens only once is commonly known as a one-night stand.
- A meeting, especially one that is unplanned or unexpected.
- (India) An extrajudicial killing or execution.
- (sciences) The period of a space mission during which it carries out its data-gathering objectives.
- a casual meeting with a person or thing
- a hostile disagreement face-to-face
- a casual or unexpected convergence
- a minor short-term fight
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- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- (intransitive) To engage in conflict, as with an enemy.
- (transitive, euphemistic, India) To kill or execute someone extrajudicially.
- (transitive) To confront (someone or something) face to face.
- (intransitive, rare) To meet one another.
- (transitive) To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly.
- experience as a reaction
- come together
- come upon, as if by accident; meet with
- be beset by
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- determine the result of (a competition)
- form a critical opinion of
- judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
- pronounce judgment on
- put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
- (transitive) To form an opinion on; to appraise.
- (transitive) To have as an opinion; to consider, suppose.
- (ambitransitive) To criticize or label another person or thing; to be judgmental toward.
- (intransitive) To sit in judgment, to act as judge.
- (transitive) To judicially rule or determine.
- (intransitive) To arbitrate; to pass opinion on something, especially to settle a dispute etc.
- (ambitransitive) To govern as biblical judge or shophet (over some jurisdiction).
- (transitive) To sit in judgment on; to pass sentence on (a person or matter).
- (ambitransitive) To form an opinion; to infer.
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- an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality
- a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
- A person who evaluates something or forms an opinion.
- A person who decides the fate of someone or something that has been called into question.
- A person officiating at a sports event, a contest, or similar; referee.
- (historical, biblical) A shophet, a temporary leader appointed in times of crisis in ancient Israel.
- A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.
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- one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament
- a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together
- a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle
- (slang, finance) Semiconductor companies or positions in the stock market.
- (slang) A semiautomatic firearm.
- (colloquial, mining) An intermediate in the production of end-use goods.
- (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US) A semi-trailer; a tractor-trailer; an eighteen-wheeler; an artic.
- (slang) A partial erection of the penis.
- (informal) A semifinal.
- (UK, Ireland, Australia, Canada, informal) A semi-detached house.
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- One set of competitors in a game.
- One surface of a sheet of paper (used instead of "page", which can mean one or both surfaces.)
- The portion of the human torso usually covered by the arms when they are not raised; the areas on the left and right between the belly or chest and the back.
- One half (left or right, top or bottom, front or back, etc.) of something or someone.
- A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.
- A group having a particular allegiance in a conflict or competition.
- (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) Sidespin; english
- (LGBTQ, slang) A man who prefers not to engage in anal sex during same-sex sexual activity.
- A flat surface of a three-dimensional object; a face.
- (music) A recorded piece of music; a record, especially in jazz.
- One possible aspect of a concept, person, or thing.
- A group of morris dancers who perform together.
- (baseball) The batters faced in an inning by a particular pitcher.
- (drama) A written monologue or part of a scene to be read by an actor at an audition.
- A line of descent traced through a particular relative, usually a parent or spouse, as distinguished from that traced through another.
- A region in a specified position with respect to something.
- (UK, Australia, Ireland) A sports team.
- (US, Canada, Philippines, colloquial) A dish that accompanies the main course; a side dish.
- a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food
- a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
- a surface forming part of the outside of an object
- an elevated geological formation
- either the left or right half of a body
- one of two or more contesting groups
- an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect)
- a family line of descent
- an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
- a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure
- (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist
- an extended outer surface of an object
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- To lean on one side.
- (transitive, shipbuilding) To work (a timber or rib) to a certain thickness by trimming the sides.
- (intransitive) To ally oneself, be in an alliance, usually with "with" or rarely "in with"
- (transitive, cooking) To provide with, as a side or accompaniment.
- (transitive) To furnish with a siding.
- To clear, tidy or sort.
- take sides for or against
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- Of a sporting or other contest: in a state of assured victory for the leading contestant.
- (slang, crime fiction, of a person, chiefly preceded by "put") Dead, especially from murder or other nefarious means.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, ice.
- (idiomatic) Not being used; temporarily unavailable or suspended; on hold.
- Of an entertainment normally performed on a stage: performed by ice skaters as an ice show.
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- any final competition to determine a championship
- A short piece of underscore played during a scene transition in a stage musical, usually reprising a song from the preceding scene.
- (UK) A short series of games to select the last team to be promoted (to elevate to a higher league).
- (US) A short series of games to select a league champion.
- A final game in a series needed to break a tie.
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- (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications
- an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
- the act of testing something
- the act of undergoing testing
- trying something to find out about it
- (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law
- The testing of a product or procedure.
- (grammar) The trial number.
- (ceramics) A piece of ware used to test the heat of a kiln.
- (law) A meeting or series of meetings in a court of law at which evidence is presented to a judge (and sometimes a jury) to allow them to decide on a legal matter (especially whether an accused person is guilty of a crime).
- An event in which athletes’ or animals’ abilities are tested as they compete for a place on a team, or to move on to the next level of a championship, for example.
- (medicine, sciences, research) A research study to test the effectiveness and safety of a drug, medical procedure, etc.
- A difficult or annoying experience or person; (especially religion) such an experience seen as a test of faith and piety.
- An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are.
- (UK) An internal examination set by Eton College.
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- (music) Mashed up with.
- Compared with, as opposed to.
- Against; in opposition to.
- (law) Bringing a legal action against, as used in the title of a court case in which the first party indicates the plaintiff (or appellant or the like), and the second indicates the defendant (or respondent or the like).
- Interacting with, especially to record reactions
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- (sports) several contests played successively by the same teams
- similar things placed in order or happening one after another
- a serialized set of programs
- (mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions
- a periodical that appears at scheduled times
- (electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other
- a group of postage stamps having a common theme or a group of coins or currency selected as a group for study or collection
- (cricket, baseball) A group of matches between two sides, with the aim being to win more matches than the opposition.
- (ichthyology) The optional taxonomic rank above order/subseries, but below superorder.
- (lepidopterology) The optional taxonomic rank above group, but below epifamily.
- (botany) A subdivision of a genus, a taxonomic rank below that of section (and subsection) but above that of species.
- (broadcasting) A television or radio program consisting of several episodes that are broadcast at regular intervals.
- (commerce) A parcel of rough diamonds of assorted qualities.
- (broadcasting, chiefly UK) Synonym of season (“one of the groups of episodes that together make up a whole series”).
- A number of things that follow on one after the other or are connected one after the other.
- (mathematics) The sequence of partial sums ∑ᵢ₌₁ⁿa_i of a given sequence aᵢ.
- (phonology) A set of consonants that share a particular phonetic or phonological feature.
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- (of a contest or contestants) not fairly matched as opponents
- not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture
- not divisible by two
- lacking consistency
- variable and recurring at irregular intervals
- Varying in quality.
- Not uniform.
- Of a surface, not even; covered with raised spots, pits and grooves.
- Not level or smooth.
- (mathematics, rare) Odd.
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- A quarterfinal.
- One's residence or dwelling-place; (in plural) rooms, lodgings, especially as allocated to soldiers or domestic staff.
- (farriery) The part on either side of a horse's hoof between the toe and heel, the side of its coffin.
- (now chiefly historical) A measure of capacity used chiefly for grain or coal, varying greatly in quantity by time and location.
- (in general sense) Each of four equal parts into which something can be divided; a fourth part.
- Each of four parts into which the earth or sky is divided, corresponding to the four cardinal points of the compass.
- (historical) A measure of length; originally a fourth part of an ell, now chiefly a fourth part of a yard.
- (now chiefly historical) A fourth part of a hundredweight.
- A division or section of a town or city, especially having a particular character of its own, or associated with a particular group etc.
- (often plural) A section (of a population), especially one having a particular set of values or interests.
- (Chester, historical) A quarter of an acre or 40 roods.
- Accommodation given to a defeated opponent; mercy; exemption from being killed.
- (now chiefly finance) A fourth part of the year; 3 months; a term or season.
- (nautical) The aftmost part of a vessel's side, roughly from the last mast to the stern.
- The back and sides of the upper of a shoe, extending around the wearer's heel to meet the vamp.
- (now historical) A fourth part of the night; one of the watches or divisions of the night.
- A fourth part of a pound; approximately 113 grams.
- (heraldry) A fourth part of a coat of arms, or the charge on it, larger than a canton and normally on the upper dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top meeting a horizontal line from the side.
- A region or place.
- (sports) One of four equal periods into which a game is divided.
- (time) A fourth part of an hour; a period of fifteen minutes, especially with reference to the quarter before or after the hour.
- (Canada, US) A quarter-dollar, divided into 25 cents; the coin of that value minted in the United States or Canada.
- piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
- clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent
- an unspecified person
- one of four equal parts
- the rear part of a ship
- one of four periods into which the school year is divided
- a fourth part of a year; three months
- a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar
- (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided
- a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
- a district of a city having some distinguishing character
- one of the four major division of the compass
- a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
- a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour
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- (intransitive) To lodge; to have a temporary residence.
- (heraldry) To display different coats of arms in the quarters of a shield.
- (transitive) To provide housing for military personnel or other equipment.
- (transitive, historical) To execute (someone) by tying each limb to a different animal (such as a horse) and driving them in different directions.
- (transitive) To divide into quarters; to divide by four.
- (transitive) To range to and fro over an area; to move from point to point.
- (transitive) To quartersaw.
- pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to their extremities, so as to execute them
- divide into quarters
- provide housing for (military personnel)
- divide by four; divide into quarters
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- (sports, uncountable) The use of this form of competition.
- (sports, countable) A heat (as in rowing or fencing) in which the best competitors who have lost in a previous round compete for a place or places yet left in the next round.
- a race (especially in rowing) in which runners-up in the eliminating heats compete for a place in the final race
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- all the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event
- A competitive situation, circumstance in which one faces conflicting moves of rivals.
- (mathematics) a set of elements such that addition and multiplication are commutative and associative and multiplication is distributive over addition and there are two elements 0 and 1
- the area that is visible (as through an optical instrument)
- a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
- a region in which active military operations are in progress
- a place where planes take off and land
- (computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information
- somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected
- extensive tract of level open land
- a piece of land prepared for playing a game
- all of the horses in a particular horse race
- a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
- a particular kind of commercial enterprise
- a geographic region (land or sea) under which something valuable is found
- a particular environment or walk of life
- the space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it
- a branch of knowledge
- (computing, object-oriented programming) An area of memory or storage reserved for a particular value, subject to virtual access controls.
- A place where competitive matches are carried out with figures, or playing area in a board game or a computer game.
- A wide, open space that is used to grow crops or to hold farm animals, usually enclosed by a fence, hedge or other barrier.
- (baseball) The outfield.
- (usually in the plural) The open country near or belonging to a town or city.
- A section of a form which is supposed to be filled with data.
- An airfield, airport or air base; especially, one with unpaved runways.
- A domain of study, knowledge or practice.
- (vexillology) The background of the flag.
- A place where a battle is fought; a battlefield.
- (numismatics) The part of a coin left unoccupied by the main device.
- A component of a database in which a single unit of information is stored.
- A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country.
- (geology) A region containing a particular mineral.
- The extent of a given perception.
- (heraldry) The background of the shield.
- (physics) A physical phenomenon (such as force, potential or fluid velocity) that pervades a region; a mathematical model of such a phenomenon that associates each point and time with a scalar, vector or tensor quantity.
- (algebra) A non-zero commutative ring in which all non-zero elements are invertible; a simple commutative ring.
- A realm of practical, direct or natural operation, contrasted with an office, classroom, or laboratory.
- (electronics, film, animation) Part (usually one half) of a frame in an interlaced signal.
- (metonymic) All of the competitors in any outdoor contest or trial, or all except the favourites in the betting.
- An area reserved for playing a game or race with one’s physical force.
- An unrestricted or favourable opportunity for action, operation, or achievement.
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- select (a team or individual player) for a game
- play as a fielder
- catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket
- answer adequately or successfully
- (transitive) To answer; to address.
- (transitive, sports) To place (a team, its players, etc.) in a game.
- (transitive) To execute research (in the field).
- (transitive, military) To deploy in the field.
- (transitive, sports) To intercept or catch (a ball) and play it.
- (intransitive, baseball, softball, cricket, and other batting sports) To be the team catching and throwing the ball, as opposed to hitting it.
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adj
- Rationally right, correct.
- Factually right, correct; factual.
- Morally right; upright, righteous, equitable; fair.
- Proper, adequate.
- free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
- used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting
- of moral excellence
- fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
adv
- (degree) Absolutely, positively
- Exactly, precisely, perfectly.
- Only, simply, merely.
- Moments ago, only very recently.
- Used to convey a less serious or formal tone
- (sentence adverb) Used to increase the force of an imperative; simply, without questioning.
- Introduces a disappointing or surprising outcome that renders futile something previously mentioned.
- (sentence adverb) Used to reduce the force of an imperative; simply.
- By a narrow margin; closely; narrowly; almost not.
- indicating exactness or preciseness
- possibly (indicating a slight chance of something being true)
- only a moment ago
- and nothing more
- (used for emphasis) absolutely
- by a little
- exactly at this moment or the moment described
- only a very short time before
intj
verb
noun
- Clipping of competition.
- Clipping of complimentary ticket or complimentary item.
- Clipping of compilation.
- (informal) Clipping of compensation.
- Clipping of comp card.
- Alternative form of comp.
- (education) Clipping of comprehensive examination.
- Clipping of composition.
- Clipping of computer science, especially an academic program.
- Clipping of comptroller (“chief accountant”).
- (British, education) Clipping of comprehensive school.
- Clipping of comparable.
- (design) Clipping of comprehensive layout, a graphic design showing final proposed layout of text and images.
- Clipping of composite.
- Clipping of compositor.
- an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge
adj
verb
- (intransitive, US) To accompany, in music.
- (transitive) To provide (someone) with a complimentary item, such as a ticket; to provide (someone) with something for free.
- (transitive) To compose (a visual design); to make a composite.
- (transitive) To provide (a complimentary item, such as a ticket) for free (either up front or sometimes by refunding the cost of it).
- Clipping of compile.
noun
- The situation in which two or more participants in a competition are placed equally.
- (music) A curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch denoting that they should be played as a single note with the combined length of both notes.
- A lace-up shoe.
- (phonetic transcription) A curved line connecting two letters (⁀), used in the IPA to denote a coarticulation, as for example /d͡ʒ/.
- A knot; a fastening.
- A twist tie, a piece of wire embedded in paper, strip of plastic with ratchets, or similar object which is wound around something and tightened.
- A tiewig.
- A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig.
- (cricket) The situation at the end of all innings of a match where both sides have the same total of runs (different from a draw).
- (sports, British) A meeting between two players or teams in a competition.
- (construction) A structural member firmly holding two pieces together.
- A necktie (item of clothing consisting of a strip of cloth tied around the neck). See also bow tie, black tie.
- A connection between people or groups of people, especially a strong connection.
- (rail transport, US) A horizontal wooden or concrete structural member that supports and ties together rails.
- (graph theory) A connection between two vertices.
- (statistics) One or more equal values or sets of equal values in the data set.
- (surveying) A bearing and distance between a lot corner or point and a benchmark or iron off site.
- (sports, US) An equalizer, a run, goal, point, etc which causes participants in a competition to be placed equally or have the same score(s).
- a fastener that serves to join or connect
- (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value
- equality of score in a contest
- neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
- a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied
- a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating
- a social or business relationship
- the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
- one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
verb
- (music) To unite (musical notes) with a line or slur in the notation.
- (US, transitive) To have the same score or position as (another) in a competition or ordering.
- (ambitransitive) To have the same score or position as another in a competition or ordering.
- (programming, transitive) In the Perl programming language, to extend (a variable) so that standard operations performed upon it invoke custom functionality instead.
- (transitive) To twist (a string, rope, or the like) around itself securely.
- (transitive) To attach or fasten (one thing to another) by string or the like.
- (transitive) To form (a knot or the like) in a string or the like.
- (transitive, sometimes figurative) To secure (something) by string or the like.
- perform a marriage ceremony
- fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
- unite musical notes by a tie
- create social or emotional ties
- connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
- finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
- limit or restrict to
- make by tying pieces together
- form a knot or bow in
noun
- a contestant that you are matched against
- someone who offers opposition
- One who is opposed or objects (to a policy, course of action or set of ideas).
- One who opposes another in words (in a dispute, argument or controversy).
- (historical) The participant who opens an academic debate by putting forward objections to a theological or philosophical thesis.
- One who opposes another physically (in a fight, sport, game, or competition).
- One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.
adj
noun
- a contestant that you are matched against
- a relation of direct opposition
- something inverted in sequence or character or effect
- a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other
- Something opposite or contrary to something else.
- (mathematics) An additive inverse.
- An antonym.
- An opponent.
- A person or thing that is entirely different from or the reverse of someone or something else; used to show contrast between two people or two things.
adj
- characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed
- the other one of a complementary pair
- moving or facing away from each other
- altogether different in nature or quality or significance
- being directly across from each other; facing
- of leaves etc.; growing in pairs on either side of a stem
- Facing in the other direction.
- Located directly across from something else, or from each other.
- Of either of two complementary or mutually exclusive things.
- (botany) Of leaves and flowers, positioned directly across from each other on a stem.
- Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.
adv
prep
noun
- a contestant that you are matched against
- a direction opposite to another
- a body of people united in opposing something
- the relation between opposed entities
- the act of hostile groups opposing each other
- an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
- the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
- The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
- (law) In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to prevent the registration of a trademark or patent.
- (politics) A political party or movement opposed to the party or government in power.
- (logic) The difference of quantity or quality between two propositions having the same subject and predicate.
- An opposite or contrasting position.
- (chess) A position in which the player on the move must yield with his king allowing his opponent to advance with his own king.
- (astronomy) The apparent relative position of two celestial bodies when one is at an angle of 180 degrees from the other as seen from the Earth.
noun
- A contest, a struggle.
- (military) Clipping of battle buddy.
- A one-on-one competition in rapping or breakdance.
- (military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.
- an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
- a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
- an energetic attempt to achieve something
adj
verb
verb
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- collect in one place
- undergo or suffer
- experience as a reaction
- meet by design; be present at the arrival of
- come together
- be in direct physical contact with; make contact
- be adjacent or come together
- get together socially or for a specific purpose
- get to know; get acquainted with
- fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction
- To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer.
- (sports) To play a match.
- To get acquainted with someone.
- To gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting.
- To come together in conflict.
- (transitive) To respond to (an argument etc.) with something equally convincing; to refute.
- To satisfy; to comply with.
- (intransitive) To balance or come out correct.
- To be mixed with, to be combined with aspects of.
- To adjoin, be physically touching.
- To touch or hit something while moving.
- To come face to face with someone by arrangement.
- To come face to face with by accident; to encounter.
- To converge and finally touch or intersect.
adj
noun
- a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
- (algebra) The greatest lower bound, an operation between pairs of elements in a lattice, denoted by the symbol ∧.
- (informal) A meeting.
- (hunting) A gathering of riders, horses and hounds for foxhunting; a field meet for hunting.
- (rail transport) A meeting of two trains in opposite directions on a single track, when one is put into a siding to let the other cross.
- (sports) A sports competition, especially for track and field or swimming.
verb
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
- engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
- consider not very seriously
- discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
- cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
- use to one's advantage
- emit recorded sound
- pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- behave in a certain way
- play a role or part
- be performed or presented for public viewing
- stake on the outcome of an issue
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
- make bets
- employ in a game or in a specific position
- play on an instrument
- move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
- pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
- act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
- be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
- behave carelessly or indifferently
- bet or wager (money)
- be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way
- use or move
- perform on a certain location
- manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- perform on a stage or theater
- engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
- participate in games or sport
- shoot or hit in a particular manner
- perform music on (a musical instrument)
- replay (as a melody)
- (intransitive, of a musical instrument) To produce music.
- (transitive) To keep in play, as a hooked fish in order to land it.
- (intransitive, of a theatrical performance, film or music) To be performed, reproduced, or shown.
- (transitive, colloquial) To manipulate, deceive, or swindle.
- (transitive) To handle or deal with (something) in a calculating manner intended to achieve profit or gain.
- (transitive) To act as (the indicated role).
- (transitive, intransitive) To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
- (intransitive, copulative) To act or behave in a stated way.
- To give a false appearance of being; to pretend to be.
- To move so as to fall upon or sweep across something, or to direct or operate (something) in such a manner.
- (intransitive) To be received or accepted (in a given way); to go down.
- (intransitive) To contend or fight using weapons, both as practice or in real life-or-death combats; to engage in martial games; to joust; to fence
- (transitive) To handle or deal with (a matter or situation) in a stated way.
- (transitive) To bring into action or motion; to exhibit in action; to execute or deploy.
- To portray (a character) in (a film or theatre).
- (transitive) To compete against, in a game.
- To gamble.
- To move in a light or brisk manner.
- (African-American Vernacular, intransitive) To kid; to joke; to say something for amusement; to act, or to treat something, unseriously.
- (transitive) To act or perform (a play).
- For additional senses in various idiomatic phrases, see the individual entries, such as play along, play at, play down, play off, play on, play out, play to, play up, etc.
- (transitive, intransitive, of a device, media, broadcast, etc.) To emit or relay sound (especially music) or moving pictures; (of a device) to operate media.
- (transitive, of a person) To operate (a device or media) so as to cause sound (especially music) or moving pictures to be produced.
- (intransitive) To take part in amorous activity; to make love; see also play around.
- To move in an alternating or reciprocal manner; to move to and fro.
- (transitive, of a theatrical company or band, etc.) To perform or give performances in or at (a venue or location).
- (intransitive, especially with 'with'; see also play with) To toy or trifle; to act with levity or thoughtlessness; to be careless.
- (intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
- Specifying a particular sporting role or position.
- (transitive, intransitive, especially of a person) To produce music using a musical instrument.
- (transitive, usually of a person) To render (a musical title, compositional style, film title, etc.) using a musical instrument or device.
- (transitive, in the scoring of games and sports) To be the opposing score to.
noun
- (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
- a preset plan of action in team sports
- the removal of constraints
- verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
- activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
- a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
- movement or space for movement
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
- the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
- a weak and tremulous light
- a state in which action is feasible
- a theatrical performance of a drama
- gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
- a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
- an attempt to get something
- utilization or exercise
- (turn-based games) An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
- (uncountable, formerly countable) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
- (uncountable) Movement (of a pattern of light etc.)
- (countable, uncountable) An instance or instances of causing media to be watched or heard, such as by broadcasting.
- The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely, as for example lash, backlash, or slack.
- (countable) A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
- (uncountable, informal) Sexual activity or sexual role-playing.
- (uncountable) Freedom to move.
- (countable) A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other resources.
- (countable) An instance of watching or listening to media.
- (countable) A theatrical performance featuring actors.
- (uncountable) An individual's performance in a sport or game.
- (uncountable) The conduct, or course, of a game.
- (countable) A short sequence of action within a game.
- (countable) An instance of wordplay.
- (uncountable) Similar activity in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
- (countable) An attempt to move forward, as in a plan or strategy, for example by a business, investor, or political party.
- (countable) A button that, when pressed, causes media to be played.
- (uncountable, sports, with certain prepositions, also figurative) The sphere or circumstance in which a playing implement, such as a ball, is available to be played (see also in play, out of play).
verb
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- admit into a group or community
- take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
- take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
- accept as a challenge
- (idiomatic) To attempt to fight, compete with, or engage with.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To catch on, do well; to become popular.
- (idiomatic) To begin to have or exhibit.
- (intransitive, UK, military) To enlist into military service.
- To obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.
- To acquire, bring in, or introduce.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To grieve or be concerned (about something or someone).
- (soccer) To (attempt to) dribble round (an opposition player).
- (idiomatic) To assume or take responsibility for.
noun
- One of several contests that combine to make up a competition.
- A prearranged social activity (function, etc.)
- (medicine) An episode of severe health conditions.
- An occurrence; something that happens.
- (probability theory) A set of some of the possible outcomes; a subset of the sample space.
- (physics) A point in spacetime having three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate.
- An end result; an outcome (now chiefly in phrases).
- (computing) A possible action that the user can perform that is monitored by an application or the operating system (event listener). When an event occurs an event handler is called which performs a specific task.
- a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
- a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory
- something that happens at a given place and time
- a special set of circumstances
noun
- a contest between athletes
- participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity
- an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
- (sports, especially British) A group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country and racewalking.
- plural of athletic
- (sports, especially US) Physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness and skill.
noun
- a contest consisting of a series of successive matches between the same sides
- an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
- contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
- a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
- an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil
- any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber
- (uncountable, countable) Pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree; a hydrocarbon biopolymer of isoprene.
- An abrasive for rubbing with: a whetstone, file, or emery cloth, etc.
- The entire series, of an odd number of games or matches in which ties are impossible (especially a series of three games in bridge or whist).
- A coarse towel for rubbing the body.
- (countable, baseball) The rectangular pad on the pitcher's mound from which the pitcher must pitch.
- (uncountable, countable) Natural rubber or any of various synthetic materials with similar properties as natural rubber.
- The game of rubber bridge.
- (historical) The cushion of an electric machine.
- (countable, Canada, US, slang) A condom, especially an external condom.
- (countable) Someone or something which rubs.
- (countable, Australia, India, Brunei, New Zealand, UK) An eraser.
- An individual match within the series (especially in racquet sports).
- One who rubs down horses.
- (sports, Canada, US) A rubber match; a game or match played to break a tie.
- One who practises massage.
- (uncountable, slang) Tires, particularly racing tires.
- (Canada, US, in the plural) Water-resistant shoe covers, galoshes, overshoes.
adj
verb
noun
adj
noun
- a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
- a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize
- (historical) During the Middle Ages, a series of battles and other contests designed to prepare knights for war.
- A series of games; either the same game played many times, or a succession of games related by a single theme; played competitively to determine a single winning team or individual.
- (graph theory) A digraph obtained by assigning a direction to each edge in an undirected complete graph.
noun
- any competition
- a canal for a current of water
- people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock
- a contest of speed
- (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species
- the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
- A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage.
- A fast-moving current of water.
- A group of organisms distinguished by common characteristics; often an informal infraspecific rank in taxonomy, below species:
- (biology) A population geographically separated from others of its species that develops significantly different characteristics; a mating group.
- A sequence of events; a progressive movement toward a goal.
- A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of common physical characteristics, such as skin color or hair type.
- A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of shared characteristics or qualities, for example social qualities.
- (engineering) A ring with a groove in which rolling elements (such as balls) ride, forming part of a rolling-element bearing (for example, a ball bearing).
- Swift progress; rapid motion; an instance of moving or driving at high speed.
- (electronics, computing) A race condition; a bug or problem that occurs when two or more components attempt to use the same resource at the same time.
- (animal husbandry) A breed or strain of domesticated animal.
- (fantasy, science fiction, mythology) A large group of nonhumans distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage.
- (botany) A rhizome or root, especially of ginger.
- (mycology, bacteriology) A strain of microorganism, fungi, etc.
- A path that something or someone moves along.
- A water channel, especially one built to lead water to or from a point where it is utilised, such as that which powers a millwheel.
- (by extension) A category or kind of thing distinguished by common characteristics.
- (gambling) A keno gambling session.
- (sewing, weaving) A groove on a sewing machine or a loom along which the shuttle moves.
- A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective.
- (botany) A strain of plant with characteristics causing it to differ from other plants of the same species.
verb
- to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others
- move hurridly
- compete in a race
- cause to move fast or to rush or race
- (intransitive) To take part in a race (in the sense of a contest).
- (intransitive) To move or drive at high speed; to hurry or speed.
- (transitive) To compete against in a race (contest).
- (intransitive, of a motor) To run rapidly when not engaged to a transmission.
- (West Country) To cut, scratch, or tear (someone or something) with a sharp object; to lacerate, to slash; specifically (nautical), to make marks on (something, such as a piece of wood) using a race knife.
- To assign a race to; to perceive as having a (usually specified) race.
adj
- Involving competition between institutions, especially sports competitions.
- (art) Originating as street art but being curated and displayed in a gallery or museum.
- In house; internal to an organization.
- Occurring within the walls or boundaries of an organ or other biological structure.
- Between walls; enclosed by walls.
- Local to an exhibit or exhibition.
- between two or more institutions etc
noun
noun
verb
noun
- A preliminary stage of a competition.
- (grammar) A word or phrase, such as an adjective or adverb, that describes or characterizes another word or phrase, such as a noun or verb; one that adds or subtracts attributes to another.
- One who qualifies for something, especially a contestant who qualifies for a stage in a competition.
- (computing, programming) A marker that qualifies or modifies another code element.
- a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb
- a contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage of competition
noun
verb
- (transitive) To call into question; to oppose.
- (transitive) To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.
- (law) To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist, as a claim, by course of law.
- (intransitive) To contend.
- to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
noun
- an athletic contest consisting of five different events
- (athletics) Ellipsis of women's pentathlon (“a 20th-century athletics discipline for women, the women's counterpart of the men's decathlon, the predecessor to the women's heptathlon, featuring five events: hurdles, shot put, high jump, long jump, and a run”).
- (athletics) Ellipsis of modern pentathlon, a discipline with five events based on late-19th century basic military skills.
- An ancient athletics discipline, featuring five events: stadion, wrestling, long jump, javelin and discus
noun
- a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
- Equality of conditions in contest or competition.
- a pair of people who live together
- an exact duplicate
- something that resembles or harmonizes with
- the score needed to win a match
- lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
- a burning piece of wood or cardboard
- a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
- a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
- Someone with a measure of an attribute equaling or exceeding the object of comparison.
- Equivalence; a state of correspondence.
- (sports) A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet (commonly called a "bout"), a baseball game, or a cricket match.
- (metalworking) A perforated board, block of plaster, hardened sand, etc., in which a pattern is partly embedded when a mould is made, for giving shape to the surfaces of separation between the parts of the mould.
- Any contest or trial of strength or skill, or to determine superiority.
- Suitability.
- A device made of wood or paper, having the tip coated with chemicals that ignite with the friction of being dragged (struck) against a rough dry surface.
- A pair of items or entities with mutually suitable characteristics.
- A marriage.
- A candidate for matrimony; one to be gained in marriage.
- An agreement or compact.
verb
- bring two objects, ideas, or people together
- give or join in marriage
- make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- provide funds complementary to
- be equal or harmonize
- be equal to in quality or ability
- make correspond or harmonize
- set into opposition or rivalry
- (transitive) To equal or exceed in achievement.
- (intransitive) To agree; to be equal; to correspond.
- (transitive) To agree with; to be equal to; to correspond to.
- (transitive, programming) To be an example of a rule or regex.
- (transitive) To make a successful match or pairing.
- To fit together, or make suitable for fitting together; specifically, to furnish with a tongue and groove at the edges.
noun
adj
noun
- (sports) A match between two opposing sides.
- A hostile, often violent meeting; a confrontation, skirmish, or clash, as between combatants.
- (sexuality) A sexual encounter; sexual activity, especially unplanned or unexpected, between two people who have not already established a sexual relationship with each other. In many cases, it does not lead to a relationship, and thus is utterly transient. A sexual encounter can be consensual or non-consensual; in the latter case, it is known as sexual assault. A consensual sexual encounter that happens only once is commonly known as a one-night stand.
- A meeting, especially one that is unplanned or unexpected.
- (India) An extrajudicial killing or execution.
- (sciences) The period of a space mission during which it carries out its data-gathering objectives.
- a casual meeting with a person or thing
- a hostile disagreement face-to-face
- a casual or unexpected convergence
- a minor short-term fight
verb
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- (intransitive) To engage in conflict, as with an enemy.
- (transitive, euphemistic, India) To kill or execute someone extrajudicially.
- (transitive) To confront (someone or something) face to face.
- (intransitive, rare) To meet one another.
- (transitive) To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly.
- experience as a reaction
- come together
- come upon, as if by accident; meet with
- be beset by
noun
- one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament
- a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together
- a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle
- (slang, finance) Semiconductor companies or positions in the stock market.
- (slang) A semiautomatic firearm.
- (colloquial, mining) An intermediate in the production of end-use goods.
- (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US) A semi-trailer; a tractor-trailer; an eighteen-wheeler; an artic.
- (slang) A partial erection of the penis.
- (informal) A semifinal.
- (UK, Ireland, Australia, Canada, informal) A semi-detached house.
adv
noun
- One set of competitors in a game.
- One surface of a sheet of paper (used instead of "page", which can mean one or both surfaces.)
- The portion of the human torso usually covered by the arms when they are not raised; the areas on the left and right between the belly or chest and the back.
- One half (left or right, top or bottom, front or back, etc.) of something or someone.
- A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.
- A group having a particular allegiance in a conflict or competition.
- (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) Sidespin; english
- (LGBTQ, slang) A man who prefers not to engage in anal sex during same-sex sexual activity.
- A flat surface of a three-dimensional object; a face.
- (music) A recorded piece of music; a record, especially in jazz.
- One possible aspect of a concept, person, or thing.
- A group of morris dancers who perform together.
- (baseball) The batters faced in an inning by a particular pitcher.
- (drama) A written monologue or part of a scene to be read by an actor at an audition.
- A line of descent traced through a particular relative, usually a parent or spouse, as distinguished from that traced through another.
- A region in a specified position with respect to something.
- (UK, Australia, Ireland) A sports team.
- (US, Canada, Philippines, colloquial) A dish that accompanies the main course; a side dish.
- a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food
- a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
- a surface forming part of the outside of an object
- an elevated geological formation
- either the left or right half of a body
- one of two or more contesting groups
- an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect)
- a family line of descent
- an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
- a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure
- (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist
- an extended outer surface of an object
adj
adv
verb
- To lean on one side.
- (transitive, shipbuilding) To work (a timber or rib) to a certain thickness by trimming the sides.
- (intransitive) To ally oneself, be in an alliance, usually with "with" or rarely "in with"
- (transitive, cooking) To provide with, as a side or accompaniment.
- (transitive) To furnish with a siding.
- To clear, tidy or sort.
- take sides for or against
noun
- any final competition to determine a championship
- A short piece of underscore played during a scene transition in a stage musical, usually reprising a song from the preceding scene.
- (UK) A short series of games to select the last team to be promoted (to elevate to a higher league).
- (US) A short series of games to select a league champion.
- A final game in a series needed to break a tie.
noun
- (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications
- an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
- the act of testing something
- the act of undergoing testing
- trying something to find out about it
- (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law
- The testing of a product or procedure.
- (grammar) The trial number.
- (ceramics) A piece of ware used to test the heat of a kiln.
- (law) A meeting or series of meetings in a court of law at which evidence is presented to a judge (and sometimes a jury) to allow them to decide on a legal matter (especially whether an accused person is guilty of a crime).
- An event in which athletes’ or animals’ abilities are tested as they compete for a place on a team, or to move on to the next level of a championship, for example.
- (medicine, sciences, research) A research study to test the effectiveness and safety of a drug, medical procedure, etc.
- A difficult or annoying experience or person; (especially religion) such an experience seen as a test of faith and piety.
- An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are.
- (UK) An internal examination set by Eton College.
adj
verb
noun
- (sports) several contests played successively by the same teams
- similar things placed in order or happening one after another
- a serialized set of programs
- (mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions
- a periodical that appears at scheduled times
- (electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other
- a group of postage stamps having a common theme or a group of coins or currency selected as a group for study or collection
- (cricket, baseball) A group of matches between two sides, with the aim being to win more matches than the opposition.
- (ichthyology) The optional taxonomic rank above order/subseries, but below superorder.
- (lepidopterology) The optional taxonomic rank above group, but below epifamily.
- (botany) A subdivision of a genus, a taxonomic rank below that of section (and subsection) but above that of species.
- (broadcasting) A television or radio program consisting of several episodes that are broadcast at regular intervals.
- (commerce) A parcel of rough diamonds of assorted qualities.
- (broadcasting, chiefly UK) Synonym of season (“one of the groups of episodes that together make up a whole series”).
- A number of things that follow on one after the other or are connected one after the other.
- (mathematics) The sequence of partial sums ∑ᵢ₌₁ⁿa_i of a given sequence aᵢ.
- (phonology) A set of consonants that share a particular phonetic or phonological feature.
noun
- A quarterfinal.
- One's residence or dwelling-place; (in plural) rooms, lodgings, especially as allocated to soldiers or domestic staff.
- (farriery) The part on either side of a horse's hoof between the toe and heel, the side of its coffin.
- (now chiefly historical) A measure of capacity used chiefly for grain or coal, varying greatly in quantity by time and location.
- (in general sense) Each of four equal parts into which something can be divided; a fourth part.
- Each of four parts into which the earth or sky is divided, corresponding to the four cardinal points of the compass.
- (historical) A measure of length; originally a fourth part of an ell, now chiefly a fourth part of a yard.
- (now chiefly historical) A fourth part of a hundredweight.
- A division or section of a town or city, especially having a particular character of its own, or associated with a particular group etc.
- (often plural) A section (of a population), especially one having a particular set of values or interests.
- (Chester, historical) A quarter of an acre or 40 roods.
- Accommodation given to a defeated opponent; mercy; exemption from being killed.
- (now chiefly finance) A fourth part of the year; 3 months; a term or season.
- (nautical) The aftmost part of a vessel's side, roughly from the last mast to the stern.
- The back and sides of the upper of a shoe, extending around the wearer's heel to meet the vamp.
- (now historical) A fourth part of the night; one of the watches or divisions of the night.
- A fourth part of a pound; approximately 113 grams.
- (heraldry) A fourth part of a coat of arms, or the charge on it, larger than a canton and normally on the upper dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top meeting a horizontal line from the side.
- A region or place.
- (sports) One of four equal periods into which a game is divided.
- (time) A fourth part of an hour; a period of fifteen minutes, especially with reference to the quarter before or after the hour.
- (Canada, US) A quarter-dollar, divided into 25 cents; the coin of that value minted in the United States or Canada.
- piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
- clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent
- an unspecified person
- one of four equal parts
- the rear part of a ship
- one of four periods into which the school year is divided
- a fourth part of a year; three months
- a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar
- (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided
- a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
- a district of a city having some distinguishing character
- one of the four major division of the compass
- a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
- a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour
adj
verb
- (intransitive) To lodge; to have a temporary residence.
- (heraldry) To display different coats of arms in the quarters of a shield.
- (transitive) To provide housing for military personnel or other equipment.
- (transitive, historical) To execute (someone) by tying each limb to a different animal (such as a horse) and driving them in different directions.
- (transitive) To divide into quarters; to divide by four.
- (transitive) To range to and fro over an area; to move from point to point.
- (transitive) To quartersaw.
- pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to their extremities, so as to execute them
- divide into quarters
- provide housing for (military personnel)
- divide by four; divide into quarters
noun
- (sports, uncountable) The use of this form of competition.
- (sports, countable) A heat (as in rowing or fencing) in which the best competitors who have lost in a previous round compete for a place or places yet left in the next round.
- a race (especially in rowing) in which runners-up in the eliminating heats compete for a place in the final race
noun
- all the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event
- A competitive situation, circumstance in which one faces conflicting moves of rivals.
- (mathematics) a set of elements such that addition and multiplication are commutative and associative and multiplication is distributive over addition and there are two elements 0 and 1
- the area that is visible (as through an optical instrument)
- a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
- a region in which active military operations are in progress
- a place where planes take off and land
- (computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information
- somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected
- extensive tract of level open land
- a piece of land prepared for playing a game
- all of the horses in a particular horse race
- a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
- a particular kind of commercial enterprise
- a geographic region (land or sea) under which something valuable is found
- a particular environment or walk of life
- the space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it
- a branch of knowledge
- (computing, object-oriented programming) An area of memory or storage reserved for a particular value, subject to virtual access controls.
- A place where competitive matches are carried out with figures, or playing area in a board game or a computer game.
- A wide, open space that is used to grow crops or to hold farm animals, usually enclosed by a fence, hedge or other barrier.
- (baseball) The outfield.
- (usually in the plural) The open country near or belonging to a town or city.
- A section of a form which is supposed to be filled with data.
- An airfield, airport or air base; especially, one with unpaved runways.
- A domain of study, knowledge or practice.
- (vexillology) The background of the flag.
- A place where a battle is fought; a battlefield.
- (numismatics) The part of a coin left unoccupied by the main device.
- A component of a database in which a single unit of information is stored.
- A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country.
- (geology) A region containing a particular mineral.
- The extent of a given perception.
- (heraldry) The background of the shield.
- (physics) A physical phenomenon (such as force, potential or fluid velocity) that pervades a region; a mathematical model of such a phenomenon that associates each point and time with a scalar, vector or tensor quantity.
- (algebra) A non-zero commutative ring in which all non-zero elements are invertible; a simple commutative ring.
- A realm of practical, direct or natural operation, contrasted with an office, classroom, or laboratory.
- (electronics, film, animation) Part (usually one half) of a frame in an interlaced signal.
- (metonymic) All of the competitors in any outdoor contest or trial, or all except the favourites in the betting.
- An area reserved for playing a game or race with one’s physical force.
- An unrestricted or favourable opportunity for action, operation, or achievement.
verb
- select (a team or individual player) for a game
- play as a fielder
- catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket
- answer adequately or successfully
- (transitive) To answer; to address.
- (transitive, sports) To place (a team, its players, etc.) in a game.
- (transitive) To execute research (in the field).
- (transitive, military) To deploy in the field.
- (transitive, sports) To intercept or catch (a ball) and play it.
- (intransitive, baseball, softball, cricket, and other batting sports) To be the team catching and throwing the ball, as opposed to hitting it.
noun
verb
noun
adj
- Rationally right, correct.
- Factually right, correct; factual.
- Morally right; upright, righteous, equitable; fair.
- Proper, adequate.
- free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
- used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting
- of moral excellence
- fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
adv
- (degree) Absolutely, positively
- Exactly, precisely, perfectly.
- Only, simply, merely.
- Moments ago, only very recently.
- Used to convey a less serious or formal tone
- (sentence adverb) Used to increase the force of an imperative; simply, without questioning.
- Introduces a disappointing or surprising outcome that renders futile something previously mentioned.
- (sentence adverb) Used to reduce the force of an imperative; simply.
- By a narrow margin; closely; narrowly; almost not.
- indicating exactness or preciseness
- possibly (indicating a slight chance of something being true)
- only a moment ago
- and nothing more
- (used for emphasis) absolutely
- by a little
- exactly at this moment or the moment described
- only a very short time before
intj
verb
noun
- Clipping of competition.
- Clipping of complimentary ticket or complimentary item.
- Clipping of compilation.
- (informal) Clipping of compensation.
- Clipping of comp card.
- Alternative form of comp.
- (education) Clipping of comprehensive examination.
- Clipping of composition.
- Clipping of computer science, especially an academic program.
- Clipping of comptroller (“chief accountant”).
- (British, education) Clipping of comprehensive school.
- Clipping of comparable.
- (design) Clipping of comprehensive layout, a graphic design showing final proposed layout of text and images.
- Clipping of composite.
- Clipping of compositor.
- an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge
adj
verb
- (intransitive, US) To accompany, in music.
- (transitive) To provide (someone) with a complimentary item, such as a ticket; to provide (someone) with something for free.
- (transitive) To compose (a visual design); to make a composite.
- (transitive) To provide (a complimentary item, such as a ticket) for free (either up front or sometimes by refunding the cost of it).
- Clipping of compile.
noun
- The situation in which two or more participants in a competition are placed equally.
- (music) A curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch denoting that they should be played as a single note with the combined length of both notes.
- A lace-up shoe.
- (phonetic transcription) A curved line connecting two letters (⁀), used in the IPA to denote a coarticulation, as for example /d͡ʒ/.
- A knot; a fastening.
- A twist tie, a piece of wire embedded in paper, strip of plastic with ratchets, or similar object which is wound around something and tightened.
- A tiewig.
- A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig.
- (cricket) The situation at the end of all innings of a match where both sides have the same total of runs (different from a draw).
- (sports, British) A meeting between two players or teams in a competition.
- (construction) A structural member firmly holding two pieces together.
- A necktie (item of clothing consisting of a strip of cloth tied around the neck). See also bow tie, black tie.
- A connection between people or groups of people, especially a strong connection.
- (rail transport, US) A horizontal wooden or concrete structural member that supports and ties together rails.
- (graph theory) A connection between two vertices.
- (statistics) One or more equal values or sets of equal values in the data set.
- (surveying) A bearing and distance between a lot corner or point and a benchmark or iron off site.
- (sports, US) An equalizer, a run, goal, point, etc which causes participants in a competition to be placed equally or have the same score(s).
- a fastener that serves to join or connect
- (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value
- equality of score in a contest
- neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
- a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied
- a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating
- a social or business relationship
- the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
- one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
verb
- (music) To unite (musical notes) with a line or slur in the notation.
- (US, transitive) To have the same score or position as (another) in a competition or ordering.
- (ambitransitive) To have the same score or position as another in a competition or ordering.
- (programming, transitive) In the Perl programming language, to extend (a variable) so that standard operations performed upon it invoke custom functionality instead.
- (transitive) To twist (a string, rope, or the like) around itself securely.
- (transitive) To attach or fasten (one thing to another) by string or the like.
- (transitive) To form (a knot or the like) in a string or the like.
- (transitive, sometimes figurative) To secure (something) by string or the like.
- perform a marriage ceremony
- fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
- unite musical notes by a tie
- create social or emotional ties
- connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
- finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
- limit or restrict to
- make by tying pieces together
- form a knot or bow in
noun
- a contestant that you are matched against
- someone who offers opposition
- One who is opposed or objects (to a policy, course of action or set of ideas).
- One who opposes another in words (in a dispute, argument or controversy).
- (historical) The participant who opens an academic debate by putting forward objections to a theological or philosophical thesis.
- One who opposes another physically (in a fight, sport, game, or competition).
- One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.
adj
noun
- a contestant that you are matched against
- a relation of direct opposition
- something inverted in sequence or character or effect
- a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other
- Something opposite or contrary to something else.
- (mathematics) An additive inverse.
- An antonym.
- An opponent.
- A person or thing that is entirely different from or the reverse of someone or something else; used to show contrast between two people or two things.
adj
- characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed
- the other one of a complementary pair
- moving or facing away from each other
- altogether different in nature or quality or significance
- being directly across from each other; facing
- of leaves etc.; growing in pairs on either side of a stem
- Facing in the other direction.
- Located directly across from something else, or from each other.
- Of either of two complementary or mutually exclusive things.
- (botany) Of leaves and flowers, positioned directly across from each other on a stem.
- Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.
adv
prep
noun
- a contestant that you are matched against
- a direction opposite to another
- a body of people united in opposing something
- the relation between opposed entities
- the act of hostile groups opposing each other
- an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
- the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
- The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
- (law) In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to prevent the registration of a trademark or patent.
- (politics) A political party or movement opposed to the party or government in power.
- (logic) The difference of quantity or quality between two propositions having the same subject and predicate.
- An opposite or contrasting position.
- (chess) A position in which the player on the move must yield with his king allowing his opponent to advance with his own king.
- (astronomy) The apparent relative position of two celestial bodies when one is at an angle of 180 degrees from the other as seen from the Earth.
noun
- A contest, a struggle.
- (military) Clipping of battle buddy.
- A one-on-one competition in rapping or breakdance.
- (military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.
- an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
- a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
- an energetic attempt to achieve something
adj
verb
verb
noun
- A fighting competition.
- (fencing) An assault (a fencing encounter) at which the score is kept.
- (roller derby) A roller derby match.
- A period of something, especially one painful or unpleasant, like an illness.
- (music) A bulge or widening in a musical instrument, such as either of the two characteristic bulges of a guitar.
- (boxing) A boxing match.
- (sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive
- a period of illness
- an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
- a contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers)
prep
verb
noun
- A fighting competition.
- (fencing) An assault (a fencing encounter) at which the score is kept.
- (roller derby) A roller derby match.
- A period of something, especially one painful or unpleasant, like an illness.
- (music) A bulge or widening in a musical instrument, such as either of the two characteristic bulges of a guitar.
- (boxing) A boxing match.
- (sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive
- a period of illness
- an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
- a contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers)
prep
verb
- determine the result of (a competition)
- form a critical opinion of
- judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
- pronounce judgment on
- put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
- (transitive) To form an opinion on; to appraise.
- (transitive) To have as an opinion; to consider, suppose.
- (ambitransitive) To criticize or label another person or thing; to be judgmental toward.
- (intransitive) To sit in judgment, to act as judge.
- (transitive) To judicially rule or determine.
- (intransitive) To arbitrate; to pass opinion on something, especially to settle a dispute etc.
- (ambitransitive) To govern as biblical judge or shophet (over some jurisdiction).
- (transitive) To sit in judgment on; to pass sentence on (a person or matter).
- (ambitransitive) To form an opinion; to infer.
noun
- an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality
- a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
- A person who evaluates something or forms an opinion.
- A person who decides the fate of someone or something that has been called into question.
- A person officiating at a sports event, a contest, or similar; referee.
- (historical, biblical) A shophet, a temporary leader appointed in times of crisis in ancient Israel.
- A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.
verb
prep
- (music) Mashed up with.
- Compared with, as opposed to.
- Against; in opposition to.
- (law) Bringing a legal action against, as used in the title of a court case in which the first party indicates the plaintiff (or appellant or the like), and the second indicates the defendant (or respondent or the like).
- Interacting with, especially to record reactions
noun
- (sports) A match between two opposing sides.
- A hostile, often violent meeting; a confrontation, skirmish, or clash, as between combatants.
- (sexuality) A sexual encounter; sexual activity, especially unplanned or unexpected, between two people who have not already established a sexual relationship with each other. In many cases, it does not lead to a relationship, and thus is utterly transient. A sexual encounter can be consensual or non-consensual; in the latter case, it is known as sexual assault. A consensual sexual encounter that happens only once is commonly known as a one-night stand.
- A meeting, especially one that is unplanned or unexpected.
- (India) An extrajudicial killing or execution.
- (sciences) The period of a space mission during which it carries out its data-gathering objectives.
- a casual meeting with a person or thing
- a hostile disagreement face-to-face
- a casual or unexpected convergence
- a minor short-term fight
verb
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- (intransitive) To engage in conflict, as with an enemy.
- (transitive, euphemistic, India) To kill or execute someone extrajudicially.
- (transitive) To confront (someone or something) face to face.
- (intransitive, rare) To meet one another.
- (transitive) To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly.
- experience as a reaction
- come together
- come upon, as if by accident; meet with
- be beset by
verb
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- collect in one place
- undergo or suffer
- experience as a reaction
- meet by design; be present at the arrival of
- come together
- be in direct physical contact with; make contact
- be adjacent or come together
- get together socially or for a specific purpose
- get to know; get acquainted with
- fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction
- To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer.
- (sports) To play a match.
- To get acquainted with someone.
- To gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting.
- To come together in conflict.
- (transitive) To respond to (an argument etc.) with something equally convincing; to refute.
- To satisfy; to comply with.
- (intransitive) To balance or come out correct.
- To be mixed with, to be combined with aspects of.
- To adjoin, be physically touching.
- To touch or hit something while moving.
- To come face to face with someone by arrangement.
- To come face to face with by accident; to encounter.
- To converge and finally touch or intersect.
adj
noun
- a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
- (algebra) The greatest lower bound, an operation between pairs of elements in a lattice, denoted by the symbol ∧.
- (informal) A meeting.
- (hunting) A gathering of riders, horses and hounds for foxhunting; a field meet for hunting.
- (rail transport) A meeting of two trains in opposite directions on a single track, when one is put into a siding to let the other cross.
- (sports) A sports competition, especially for track and field or swimming.
verb
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
- engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
- consider not very seriously
- discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
- cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
- use to one's advantage
- emit recorded sound
- pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- behave in a certain way
- play a role or part
- be performed or presented for public viewing
- stake on the outcome of an issue
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
- make bets
- employ in a game or in a specific position
- play on an instrument
- move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
- pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
- act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
- be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
- behave carelessly or indifferently
- bet or wager (money)
- be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way
- use or move
- perform on a certain location
- manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- perform on a stage or theater
- engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
- participate in games or sport
- shoot or hit in a particular manner
- perform music on (a musical instrument)
- replay (as a melody)
- (intransitive, of a musical instrument) To produce music.
- (transitive) To keep in play, as a hooked fish in order to land it.
- (intransitive, of a theatrical performance, film or music) To be performed, reproduced, or shown.
- (transitive, colloquial) To manipulate, deceive, or swindle.
- (transitive) To handle or deal with (something) in a calculating manner intended to achieve profit or gain.
- (transitive) To act as (the indicated role).
- (transitive, intransitive) To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
- (intransitive, copulative) To act or behave in a stated way.
- To give a false appearance of being; to pretend to be.
- To move so as to fall upon or sweep across something, or to direct or operate (something) in such a manner.
- (intransitive) To be received or accepted (in a given way); to go down.
- (intransitive) To contend or fight using weapons, both as practice or in real life-or-death combats; to engage in martial games; to joust; to fence
- (transitive) To handle or deal with (a matter or situation) in a stated way.
- (transitive) To bring into action or motion; to exhibit in action; to execute or deploy.
- To portray (a character) in (a film or theatre).
- (transitive) To compete against, in a game.
- To gamble.
- To move in a light or brisk manner.
- (African-American Vernacular, intransitive) To kid; to joke; to say something for amusement; to act, or to treat something, unseriously.
- (transitive) To act or perform (a play).
- For additional senses in various idiomatic phrases, see the individual entries, such as play along, play at, play down, play off, play on, play out, play to, play up, etc.
- (transitive, intransitive, of a device, media, broadcast, etc.) To emit or relay sound (especially music) or moving pictures; (of a device) to operate media.
- (transitive, of a person) To operate (a device or media) so as to cause sound (especially music) or moving pictures to be produced.
- (intransitive) To take part in amorous activity; to make love; see also play around.
- To move in an alternating or reciprocal manner; to move to and fro.
- (transitive, of a theatrical company or band, etc.) To perform or give performances in or at (a venue or location).
- (intransitive, especially with 'with'; see also play with) To toy or trifle; to act with levity or thoughtlessness; to be careless.
- (intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
- Specifying a particular sporting role or position.
- (transitive, intransitive, especially of a person) To produce music using a musical instrument.
- (transitive, usually of a person) To render (a musical title, compositional style, film title, etc.) using a musical instrument or device.
- (transitive, in the scoring of games and sports) To be the opposing score to.
noun
- (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
- a preset plan of action in team sports
- the removal of constraints
- verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
- activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
- a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
- movement or space for movement
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
- the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
- a weak and tremulous light
- a state in which action is feasible
- a theatrical performance of a drama
- gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
- a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
- an attempt to get something
- utilization or exercise
- (turn-based games) An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
- (uncountable, formerly countable) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
- (uncountable) Movement (of a pattern of light etc.)
- (countable, uncountable) An instance or instances of causing media to be watched or heard, such as by broadcasting.
- The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely, as for example lash, backlash, or slack.
- (countable) A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
- (uncountable, informal) Sexual activity or sexual role-playing.
- (uncountable) Freedom to move.
- (countable) A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other resources.
- (countable) An instance of watching or listening to media.
- (countable) A theatrical performance featuring actors.
- (uncountable) An individual's performance in a sport or game.
- (uncountable) The conduct, or course, of a game.
- (countable) A short sequence of action within a game.
- (countable) An instance of wordplay.
- (uncountable) Similar activity in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
- (countable) An attempt to move forward, as in a plan or strategy, for example by a business, investor, or political party.
- (countable) A button that, when pressed, causes media to be played.
- (uncountable, sports, with certain prepositions, also figurative) The sphere or circumstance in which a playing implement, such as a ball, is available to be played (see also in play, out of play).
verb
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- admit into a group or community
- take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
- take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
- accept as a challenge
- (idiomatic) To attempt to fight, compete with, or engage with.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To catch on, do well; to become popular.
- (idiomatic) To begin to have or exhibit.
- (intransitive, UK, military) To enlist into military service.
- To obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.
- To acquire, bring in, or introduce.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To grieve or be concerned (about something or someone).
- (soccer) To (attempt to) dribble round (an opposition player).
- (idiomatic) To assume or take responsibility for.
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noun
verb
adj
- Involving competition between institutions, especially sports competitions.
- (art) Originating as street art but being curated and displayed in a gallery or museum.
- In house; internal to an organization.
- Occurring within the walls or boundaries of an organ or other biological structure.
- Between walls; enclosed by walls.
- Local to an exhibit or exhibition.
- between two or more institutions etc
noun
adj
- With one competitor dominant over the other.
- (botany) Turned to one side.
- Out of proportion or lopsided.
- Partial or biased in favour of one faction or demographic group.
- (logic, of a modality) That is necessarily or absolutely different than the respective coordinate alethic or temporal modality, but not its opposite.
- Having only one side, like a Möbius strip.
- not reversible or capable of having either side out
- involving only one part or side
- favoring one person or side over another
adj
- Of or pertaining to competition.
- (biochemistry) Relating to the inhibition of the effects of a chemical substance by another substance competing with it for binding or bonding.
- (economics) Capable of competing successfully.
- (euphemistically, of prices) Cheap, especially used of quality products.
- (of someone's character) Inclined to compete.
- subscribing to capitalistic competition
- showing a fighting disposition
- involving competition or competitiveness
adj
- (of a contest or contestants) not fairly matched as opponents
- not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture
- not divisible by two
- lacking consistency
- variable and recurring at irregular intervals
- Varying in quality.
- Not uniform.
- Of a surface, not even; covered with raised spots, pits and grooves.
- Not level or smooth.
- (mathematics, rare) Odd.