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1. : a struggle for superiority or victory : competition. a football contest between rival teams. 2. : a competition in which each contestant performs without direct contact with or interference from competitors. He won the contest for best photograph.
CONTEST definition: 1. a competition to do better than other people, usually in which prizes are given: 2. an attempt…. Learn more.
noun. a formal game or match in which two or more people, teams, etc, compete and attempt to win. a struggle for victory between opposing forces or interests.
CONTEST meaning: 1. a competition to do better than other people, usually in which prizes are given: 2. an attempt…. Learn more.
A contest is a struggle to determine who's tops –- you might wrestle an alligator in a contest of brute strength versus strategy. You can also enter a contest — a yodeling contest or a cake-decorating contest, depending on your talents.
If you contest a statement or decision, you object to it formally because you think it is wrong or unreasonable. Your former employer has to reply within 14 days in order to contest the case. American English : contest / kənˈtɛst /
Definition of contest noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To compete or strive for; struggle to gain or control: trade routes that were contested by competing cultures. 2. To call into question and take an active stand against; dispute or challenge: contest a will. See Synonyms at oppose. 3. Sports To defend against (a shot), as in basketball. v.intr.
Their marriage was marred by perpetual contest. Synonyms: opposition , disagreement , difference , clash , altercation , antagonism , discord , strife verb (used with object)
to say formally that something is wrong or unfair and try to have it changed: Mr Hughes went back to court to contest the verdict. contest verb [T] (COMPETE) to compete for something. (Definition of contest from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of contest. in Chinese (Traditional) 競賽, 比賽, 努力… See more.
