English > competition: 4 senses > noun 2, event| Meaning | 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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