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contest
A	noun
	1	contest
			a struggle between rivals
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚group action ╚competition; contention; rivalry ╚contest ╚popularity contest ╚bidding contest ╚battle of wits
	2	contest, competition
			an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
		Category Tree: event ╚social event ╚contest, competition ╚race ╚tournament ╚match ╚field trial ╚series ╚playoff ╚tournament; tourney ╚race ╚dogfight ╚cliffhanger ╚chicken ╚athletic contest; athletic competition; athletics ╚game
B	verb
	1	contest, contend, repugn
			to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚communicate; intercommunicate ╚talk; speak ╚converse; discourse ╚argue; contend; debate; fence ╚oppose ╚contest, contend, repugn ╚challenge; dispute; gainsay