rival
Nouns
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(n) the contestant you hope to defeat
- he had respect for his rivals
- he wanted to know what the competition was doing
Verbs
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(v) be equal to in quality or ability
- Nothing can rival cotton for durability
- Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues
- Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents
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(v) be the rival of, be in competition with
- we are rivaling for first place in the race