Contesting Synonyms & Definitions

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• ContestingDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Contest

• ContestDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) Earnest dispute; strife in argument; controversy; debate; altercation.
2. (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.
3. (n.) Earnest struggle for superiority, victory, defense, etc.; competition; emulation; strife in arms; conflict; combat; encounter.
4. (v. i.) To engage in contention, or emulation; to contend; to strive; to vie; to emulate; -- followed usually by with.
5. (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.
6. (v. t.) To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend; as, the troops contested every inch of ground.

• ContestinglyDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (adv.) In a contending manner.