Definition of rival

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Rival (v. t.) To stand in competition with; to strive to gain some object in opposition to; as, to rival one in love..

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Jealous :: Jealous (a.) Exacting exclusive devotion; intolerant of rivalry.
Quadrivalve :: Quadrivalve (n.) A door, shutter, or the like, having four folds..
Contestation :: Contestation (n.) The act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife; dispute.
Rival :: Rival (a.) Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority; as, rival lovers; rival claims or pretensions..
Protest :: Protest (v.) A declaration made by the master of a vessel before a notary, consul, or other authorized officer, upon his arrival in port after a disaster, stating the particulars of it, and showing that any damage or loss sustained was not owing to the fault of the vessel, her officers or crew, but to the perils of the sea, etc., ads the case may be, and protesting against them..
Emulation :: Emulation (n.) The endeavor to equal or to excel another in qualities or actions; an assiduous striving to equal or excel another; rivalry.
Trivalve :: Trivalve (n.) Anything having three valves, especially a shell..
Incoming :: Incoming (n.) The act of coming in; arrival.
Vie :: Vie (v. t.) To do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to put in competition; to bandy..
Rival :: Rival (n.) One who is in pursuit of the same object as another; one striving to reach or obtain something which another is attempting to obtain, and which one only can posses; a competitor; as, rivals in love; rivals for a crown..
Quadrivalve :: Quadrivalve (a.) Dehiscent into four similar parts; four-valved; as, a quadrivalve pericarp..
Intercept :: Intercept (v. t.) To take or seize by the way, or before arrival at the destined place; to cause to stop on the passage; as, to intercept a letter; a telegram will intercept him at Paris..
Corrivalry :: Corrivalry (n.) Corivalry.
Derival :: Derival (n.) Derivation.
Postmark :: Postmark (n.) The mark, or stamp, of a post office on a letter, giving the place and date of mailing or of arrival..
Paragon :: Paragon (v. t.) To compare; to parallel; to put in rivalry or emulation with.
Corrival :: Corrival (a.) Having rivaling claims; emulous; in rivalry.
Corrival :: Corrival (n.) A fellow rival; a competitor; a rival; also, a companion..
Rivalship :: Rivalship (n.) Rivalry.
Quadrivalent :: Quadrivalent (a.) Having a valence of four; capable of combining with, being replaced by, or compared with, four monad atoms; tetravalent; -- said of certain atoms and radicals; thus, carbon and silicon are quadrivalent elements..
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