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Digladiate :: Digladiate (v. i.) To fight like gladiators; to contend fiercely; to dispute violently.

Strive :: Strive (v. i.) To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute; to contend; to contest; -- followed by against or with before the person or thing opposed; as, strive against temptation; strive for the truth..

Match :: Match (v. t.) To oppose as equal; to contend successfully against.

Hard Grass :: Hard grass () A name given to several different grasses, especially to the Roltbollia incurvata, and to the species of Aegilops, from one of which it is contended that wheat has been derived..

Threap :: Threap (v. t.) To maintain obstinately against denial or contradiction; also, to contend or argue against (another) with obstinacy; to chide; as, he threaped me down that it was so..

Race :: Race (v. t.) To cause to contend in a race; to drive at high speed; as, to race horses..

Contend :: Contend (v. i.) To strive in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue.

Contender :: Contender (n.) One who contends; a contestant.

Anglo-catholic :: Anglo-Catholic (n.) A member of the Church of England who contends for its catholic character; more specifically, a High Churchman..

Antagonist :: Antagonist (n.) One who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; an opponent..

Debate :: Debate (v. t.) To contend for in words or arguments; to strive to maintain by reasoning; to dispute; to contest; to discuss; to argue for and against.

Contending :: Contending (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Conten.

Controvert :: Controvert (v. t.) To make matter of controversy; to dispute or oppose by reasoning; to contend against in words or writings; to contest; to debate.

Contend :: Contend (v. t.) To struggle for; to contest.

Combativeness :: Combativeness (n.) The quality of being combative; propensity to contend or to quarrel.

Squid :: Squib (v. i.) To throw squibs; to utter sarcatic or severe reflections; to contend in petty dispute; as, to squib a little debate..

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..

Wrestle :: Wrestle (v. t.) To contend, by grappling with, and striving to trip or throw down, an opponent; as, they wrestled skillfully..

Racer :: Racer (n.) One who, or that which, races, or contends in a race; esp., a race horse..

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

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