Definition of contest Contest

/kɑˈntɛst/ - [kantest] - con•test

We found 20 definitions of contest from 7 different sources.

What does contest mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: contests
contest - an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
		competition
		social event an event characteristic of persons forming groups
		game an amusement or pastime; "they played word games"; "he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time"; "his life was all fun and games"
		athletic competition, athletic contest, athletics a contest between athletes
		bout a contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers)
		championship a competition at which a champion is chosen
		chicken a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
		cliffhanger an episode that ends in suspense
		dogfight a violent fight between dogs (sometimes organized illegally for entertainment and gambling)
		race a contest of speed; "the race is to the swift"
		tourney, tournament a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
		playoff any final competition to determine a championship
		series (mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions
		field trial a test of young hunting dogs to determine their skill in pointing and retrieving
		match lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction; "he always carries matches to light his pipe"; "as long you've a lucifer to light your fag"
		tournament a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
		race a contest of speed; "the race is to the swift"
		spelldown, spelling bee, spelling contest a contest in which you are eliminated if you fail to spell a word correctly
contest - a struggle between rivals
		rivalry, contention, competition a point asserted as part of an argument
		battle of wits a contest in which intelligence rather than violence is used
		bidding contest a series of competing bids
Verb contests, contesting, contested
contest - to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race"
		contend, repugn
		oppose be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion"
		gainsay, dispute, challenge raise a formal objection in a court of law

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Wiktionary

contest (Noun)
Controversy; debate.
contest (Noun)
Struggle for superiority; combat.
contest (Noun)
A competition.
contest (Verb)
To contend.
contest (Verb)
To call into question; to oppose.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

contest (v. t.)
To make a subject of dispute, contention, litigation, or emulation; to contend for; to call in question; to controvert; to oppose; to dispute.
contest (v. t.)
To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend; as, the troops contested every inch of ground.
contest (v. t.)
To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist; as a claim, by course of law; to controvert.
contest (v. i.)
To engage in contention, or emulation; to contend; to strive; to vie; to emulate; -- followed usually by with.
contest (n.)
Earnest dispute; strife in argument; controversy; debate; altercation.
contest (n.)
Earnest struggle for superiority, victory, defense, etc.; competition; emulation; strife in arms; conflict; combat; encounter.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

contest
To attack as false or wrong.
contest
Struggle for superiority.
contest
An occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

contest
kon-test′, v.t. to call in question or make the subject of dispute: to strive for.—n. Con′test, a struggle for superiority: strife: debate.—adj. Contest′able.—ns. Contest′ant, one who contests; Contestā′tion, the act of contesting: contest: strife: emulation.—p.adj. Contest′ed.—adv. Contest′ingly, by contest.—Contested election, an election for a member of parliament or the like, where more than one competitor offer themselves. [Fr.,—L. contestāri, to call to witness—con, and testāri, to be a witness—testis, a witness.]

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

contest
In a military sense, to struggle to defend; as, the troops contested every inch of ground. Earnest struggle for superiority, defense, or the like; strife in arms.