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| compete |
When you compete, you try to win or get something that others are also trying to get. People who compete in a race are all trying to be the first one to get to the end of the race. [1/2 definitions] |
| competition |
A competition is something in which people compete and try to win. A race is a kind of competition. [1/2 definitions] |
| contend |
to compete. [1/3 definitions] |
| contest |
When people contest, they compete or fight with each other. [1/2 definitions] |
| dispute |
to argue over; compete for. [1/4 definitions] |
| encounter |
When soldiers encounter the enemy, it means that they meet the enemy and have to fight them. If teams encounter each other, they compete with each other. [1/4 definitions] |
| enter |
to take part in or compete in. [1/7 definitions] |
| fight |
In a fight, people compete against each other or try to hurt each other by using their words, their body, or a weapon. [1/5 definitions] |
| league1 |
a group of sports teams that compete with one another. [1/2 definitions] |
| Olympic |
If something is "Olympic," it has to do with the Olympics. The Olympics is a large and important sports event in which athletes from all over the world compete in many different types of sports. |
| Olympics |
The Olympics is a large and important sports event in which athletes from all over the world compete in many different types of sports. There is both a summer Olympics and a winter Olympics. Each type of Olympics occurs every four years, but not both in the same year. The summer Olympics includes sports such as swimming, basketball, horseback riding, and soccer. The winter Olympics includes sports such as skating, skiing, snowboarding, and ice hockey. The Olympics is also called the "Olympic Games." |
| race1 |
the political contest before an election. [1/7 definitions] |
| rival |
to try to do better than; compete with or against. [1/4 definitions] |
| sport |
A sport is an activity or game that people play and compete in. Sports have rules, and you need certain skills to play them. Basketball, swimming, soccer, and tennis are some sports that people play. [1/3 definitions] |
| talent show |
a program of entertainment that consists of various performers and performing groups who compete to show off their talent. Performances are mostly musical, but there are often comedy and dance routines, acrobatics, and other types of entertainment also. |
| train |
When people train athletes, they make sure they exercise correctly and eat well in order to perform or compete in something. [1/7 definitions] |
| try out |
to compete for a position, as for a job, play, or sport. [1/2 definitions] |
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