Meaning & use
contest
A competition or struggle in which people try to win a prize, title, or advantage over one another.
See it in a sentence
Hundreds of bakers entered the annual contest to win the grand prize ribbon.
The election turned into a close contest between two candidates with very different platforms.
A note on using this word
As a verb, contest means to formally dispute or challenge something, as in contest a will, which uses the same word with a different stress pattern.
Words with a similar meaning
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To formally challenge or dispute a decision, result, or claim.
The losing candidate vowed to contest the results in court.
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