- a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- struggle for victory or superiority.
- vigorous or bitter conflict in argument; dispute; controversy: Their marriage was marred by perpetual contest.
- to struggle or fight for, as in battle.
- to argue against; dispute: to contest a controversial question;to contest a will.
- to call in question: They contested his right to speak.
- to contend for in rivalry.
- 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
- to try to disprove; call in question
- to fight, dispute, or contend (with)
