English > competition: 4 senses > noun 2, eventMeaning | An occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants. |
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Synonym | contest |
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Narrower | athletic contest, athletic competition, athletics | A contest between athletes |
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bout | A contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers) |
championship | A competition at which a champion is chosen |
chicken | A foolhardy competition |
cliffhanger | A contest whose outcome is uncertain up to the very end |
dogfight | A fiercely disputed contest |
field trial | A contest between gun dogs to determine their proficiency in pointing and retrieving |
game | A single play of a sport or other contest |
match | A formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete |
playoff | Any final / final competition to determine a championship |
race | A contest of speed |
race | Any competition |
rubber | A contest consisting of a series of successive matches between the same sides |
series | (sports) several contests played successively by the same teams |
spelling bee, spelldown, spelling contest | A contest in which you are eliminated if you fail to spell a word correctly |
tournament, tourney | A sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games / games / games to decide the winner |
tournament | A series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize |
trial | (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications |
Broader | social event | An event characteristic of persons forming groups |
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Spanish | campeonato, certamen, competencia, competición, concurso, contienda, prueba |
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Catalan | campionat, certamen, competició, concurs |
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English > competition: 4 senses > noun 4, person Meaning | The contestant you hope to defeat. |
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Example | "he wanted to know what the competition was doing" |
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Synonyms | rival, challenger, competitor, contender |
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Narrower | champion, champ, title-holder | someone who has won first place in a competition |
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comer | someone with a promising future |
finalist | A contestant who reaches the final stages of a competition |
foe, enemy | A personal enemy |
front-runner, favorite, favourite | A competitor thought likely to win |
king, queen, world-beater | A competitor who holds a preeminent position |
runner-up, second best | The competitor who finishes second |
scratch | A competitor who has withdrawn from competition |
semifinalist | One of four competitors remaining in a tournament by elimination |
street fighter | A contestant who is very aggressive and willing to use underhand methods |
tier | Any one of two or more competitors who tie one another |
tilter | someone who engages in a tilt or joust |
Broader | contestant | A person who participates in competitions |
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Spanish | adversaria, adversario, aspirante, competición, competidora, competidor, contendiente, contrincante, desafiadora, desafiador, retadora, retador, rival |
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Catalan | adversària, adversari, competidora, competidor, concursant, contrincant, rival |
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