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Run :: Run (a.) To contend in a race; hence, to enter into a contest; to become a candidate; as, to run for Congress..

Propugn :: Propugn (v. t.) To contend for; to defend; to vindicate.

Threap :: Threap (v. i.) To contend obstinately; to be pertinacious.

Play :: Play (n.) To contend, or take part, in a game; as, to play ball; hence, to gamble; as, he played for heavy stakes..

Chappion :: Chappion (n.) One who by defeating all rivals, has obtained an acknowledged supremacy in any branch of athetics or game of skill, and is ready to contend with any rival; as, the champion of England..

Seguestration :: Seguestration (n.) The act of separating, or setting aside, a thing in controversy from the possession of both the parties that contend for it, to be delivered to the one adjudged entitled to it. It may be voluntary or involuntary..

Litigant :: Litigant (a.) Disposed to litigate; contending in law; engaged in a lawsuit; as, the parties litigant..

Strifeful :: Strife (n.) That which is contended against; occasion of contest.

Contendress :: Contendress (n.) A female contestant.

Scuffle :: Scuffle (v. i.) Hence, to strive or contend tumultuously; to struggle confusedly or at haphazard..

Brigue :: Brigue (n.) To contend for; to canvass; to solicit.

Struggle :: Struggle (v. i.) To use great efforts; to labor hard; to strive; to contend forcibly; as, to struggle to save one's life; to struggle with the waves; to struggle with adversity..

Deal :: Deal (v. i.) To contend (with); to treat (with), by way of opposition, check, or correction; as, he has turbulent passions to deal with..

Prizer :: Prizer (n.) One who contends for a prize; a prize fighter; a challenger.

Nolo Contendere :: Nolo contendere () A plea, by the defendant, in a criminal prosecution, which, without admitting guilt, subjects him to all the consequences of a plea of quilty..

Odeon :: Odeon (n.) A kind of theater in ancient Greece, smaller than the dramatic theater and roofed over, in which poets and musicians submitted their works to the approval of the public, and contended for prizes; -- hence, in modern usage, the name of a hall for musical or dramatic performances..

Conflict :: Conflict (v. i.) To maintain a conflict; to contend; to engage in strife or opposition; to struggle.

Contend :: Contend (v. i.) To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.

Neutral :: Neutral (a.) Not engaged on either side; not taking part with or assisting either of two or more contending parties; neuter; indifferent.

Team :: Team (n.) A number of persons associated together in any work; a gang; especially, a number of persons selected to contend on one side in a match, or a series of matches, in a cricket, football, rowing, etc..

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