Definitions of contest
-
To
strive;
to
contend;
to
vie;
to
emulate.
See
Test.
-
To
dispute;
as,
to
contest
an
election;
oppose;
litigate.
-
To
call
in
question;
dispute;
resist.
-
To
dispute;
strive
to
win.
-
To
strive;
contend;
vie.
-
To
contend
strenuously.
-
To
contend
for;
to
struggle
to
maintain;
to
controvert;
to
dispute.
-
To
dispute;
to
struggle
or
strive
earnestly;
to
litigate;
to
oppose;
to
emulate.
-
a
struggle
between
rivals
-
To
strive
earnestly
to
hold
or
maintain;
to
struggle
to
defend;
as,
the
troops
contested
every
inch
of
ground.
-
To
make
a
subject
of
litigation;
to
defend,
as
a
suit;
to
dispute
or
resist;
as
a
claim,
by
course
of
law;
to
controvert.
-
To
engage
in
contention,
or
emulation;
to
contend;
to
strive;
to
vie;
to
emulate; --
followed
usually
by
with.
-
Earnest
dispute;
strife
in
argument;
controversy;
debate;
altercation.
-
Earnest
struggle
for
superiority,
victory,
defense,
etc.;
competition;
emulation;
strife
in
arms;
conflict;
combat;
encounter.
-
To
make
a
subject
of
dispute,
contention,
litigation,
or
emulation;
to
contend
for;
to
call
in
question;
to
controvert;
to
oppose;
to
dispute.
-
[
as
in
to
contest
a
will]
To
oppose,
dispute
or
challenge
through
formal
or
legal
procedures.
For
example,
the
defendant
in
a
lawsuit
almost
always
contests
the
case
made
by
the
plaintiff.
Or,
a
disgruntled
relative
may
formally
contest
the
provisions
of
a
will.
-
A
struggle
for
superiority;
dispute.
-
A
struggle
for
superiority:
strife:
debate.
-
A
dispute;
strife;
debate.
-
A
struggle;
conflict.
-
A
struggle
for
victory
or
superiority;
dispute;
strife
in
argument.
-
Struggle;
conflict;
dispute.
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