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| antagonist |
a person who contends or fights with another; enemy, competitor, or adversary. [1/3 definitions] |
| athlete |
a person who participates in sports or other physical activities, often as a competitor. [1/2 definitions] |
| contestant |
one who participates in a contest; competitor. [1/2 definitions] |
| favorite |
a competitor thought to be the most likely winner. [1/3 definitions] |
| featherweight |
a boxer or competitor in certain other sports weighing 118-126 pounds, or 54-57 kilograms. [1/4 definitions] |
| handicap |
an advantage or disadvantage placed on a competitor in a race or contest so as to equalize the chances for success among all the participants. [1/6 definitions] |
| heavyweight |
a competitor in the heaviest class, as a boxer over 175 pounds. [1/6 definitions] |
| lap2 |
to be ahead of (a competitor in a race) by a complete circuit. [1/10 definitions] |
| match2 |
to put together with someone as a competitor or partner. [1/11 definitions] |
| noncompetitor |
combined form of competitor. |
| overmatch |
to match against a competitor who is too large, too well-conditioned, or too skillful. [1/2 definitions] |
| pentathlon |
in the Olympic games, a five-event contest in which each competitor must ride, on horseback, a cross-country course, run cross-country, swim, fence, and shoot a pistol. [1/2 definitions] |
| put away |
(informal) to thoroughly beat or kill (a competitor, rival, enemy, or the like). [1/4 definitions] |
| rival |
the person with whom one is competing; competitor. [2/5 definitions] |
| scoop |
to make a news item known before (a competitor). [1/12 definitions] |
| underbid |
to submit a lower bid than (a competitor). [1/3 definitions] |
| undercut |
to sell goods or services at a lower price than (a competitor). [1/6 definitions] |
| undersell |
to sell at lower prices than (a competitor or the standard price). [1/2 definitions] |
| whip |
(informal) to defeat or surpass (an opponent or competitor). [1/13 definitions] |
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