contest
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
Types & categories
- social event hypernym
- game hyponym
- athletic contest hyponym
- bout hyponym
- championship hyponym
- chicken hyponym
- cliffhanger hyponym
- dogfight hyponym
- race hyponym
- tournament hyponym
- playoff hyponym
- series hyponym
- field trial hyponym
- match hyponym
- tournament hyponym
- race hyponym
- spelling bee hyponym
- trial hyponym
Sense 2 verb
to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
They contested the outcome of the race
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- contest derivation
- controversy derivation
- contestee derivation
- contester derivation
- incompatibility derivation
- contestable derivation
Sense 3 noun
a struggle between rivals
Types & categories
- rivalry hypernym
- battle of wits hyponym
- bidding contest hyponym
- popularity contest hyponym
Related & opposite
- contest derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | social event |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | game |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | athletic contest |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bout |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | championship |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | chicken |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cliffhanger |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dogfight |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | race |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tournament |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | playoff |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | series |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | field trial |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | match |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tournament |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | race |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | spelling bee |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | trial |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | contest |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | controversy |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | contestee |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | contester |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | incompatibility |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | contestable |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | oppose |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | dispute |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | contest |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | rivalry |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | battle of wits |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | bidding contest |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | popularity contest |