competing
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
compete/kəmˈpiːt/
▶verb strive to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others: universities are competing for applicants.
– origin C17 (earlier (C16) as competitor): from L. competere, from com- ‘together’ + petere ‘aim at, seek’.
'competing' also found in these Oxford entries:
athletics
- cannibalize
- compete
- competition
- hors concours
- pool
- quadrangular
- rival
- slug
- stock car
- tournament
