1 a competition in which people try to win sth:
a singing / writing / beauty contest * to enter a contest
2 ~ (for sth) a struggle to gain control or power:
a contest for the leadership of the party
IDIOMS
be no contest used to say that one side in a competition is so much stronger or better than the other that it is sure to win easily
verb [VN]
1 to take part in a competition, election, etc. and try to win it:
Three candidates contested the leadership. * The party has decided not to contest this election. * a hotly / fiercely / keenly contested game (= one in which the players try very hard to win and the scores are close)
2 to formally oppose a decision or statement because you think it is wrong:
to contest a will (= try to show that it was not correctly made in law) * The divorce was not contested.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is contest a noun, verb, or something else?
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