contest

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation

   They contested the outcome of the race

2. 2
   noun

   Controversy; debate.

   no contest

3. 3
   noun

   A competition.

   The child entered the spelling contest.

4. 4
   verb

   To contend.

   I will contest for the open seat on the board.

5. 5
   verb

   To call into question; to oppose.

   The rival contested the dictator's re-election because of claims of voting irregularities.

6. 6
   verb

   To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.

   The troops contested every inch of ground.

7. 7
   noun

   a struggle between rivals

8. 8
   noun

   an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

Etymology

PIE word *tréyes From French contester, from Old French, from Latin contestor (“to call to witness”).