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Commit :: Commit (v. t.) To join for a contest; to match; -- followed by with.

War :: War (n.) a state of opposition or contest; an act of opposition; an inimical contest, act, or action; enmity; hostility..

Yield :: Yield (v. i.) To give up the contest; to submit; to surrender; to succumb.

Win :: Win (a.) To gain by superiority in competition or contest; to obtain by victory over competitors or rivals; as, to win the prize in a gate; to win money; to win a battle, or to win a country..

Truce :: Truce (n.) Hence, intermission of action, pain, or contest; temporary cessation; short quiet..

Pit :: Pit (v. t.) To introduce as an antagonist; to set forward for or in a contest; as, to pit one dog against another..

Dispute :: Dispute (v. t.) To strive or contend about; to contest.

Contest :: Contest (v. i.) To engage in contention, or emulation; to contend; to strive; to vie; to emulate; -- followed usually by with..

Final :: Final (a.) Conclusive; decisive; as, a final judgment; the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue..

Winner :: Winner (n.) One who wins, or gains by success in competition, contest, or gaming..

Pull :: Pull (n.) A contest; a struggle; as, a wrestling pull..

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

Contest :: Contest (v. t.) To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend; as, the troops contested every inch of ground..

Score :: Score (n.) The number of points gained by the contestants, or either of them, in any game, as in cards or cricket..

Scarmoge :: Scarmoge (n.) A slight contest; a skirmish. See Skirmish.

Prize :: Prize (n.) An honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort..

Carry :: Carry (v. t.) To bear or uphold successfully through conflict, as a leader or principle; hence, to succeed in, as in a contest; to bring to a successful issue; to win; as, to carry an election..

Game :: Game (v. i.) The use or practice of such a game; a single match at play; a single contest; as, a game at cards..

Condottiere :: Condottiere (n.) A military adventurer of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, who sold his services, and those of his followers, to any party in any contest..

Gladiature :: Gladiature (n.) Swordplay; fencing; gladiatorial contest.

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