Definition of antagonist

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Antagonist (n.) A muscle which acts in opposition to another; as a flexor, which bends a part, is the antagonist of an extensor, which extends it..

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Thrust :: Thrust (v. i.) To make a push; to attack with a pointed weapon; as, a fencer thrusts at his antagonist..
Pit :: Pit (v. t.) To introduce as an antagonist; to set forward for or in a contest; as, to pit one dog against another..
Antinational :: Antinational (a.) Antagonistic to one's country or nation, or to a national government..
Party :: Party (v.) Hence, any certain person who is regarded as being opposed or antagonistic to another..
Opponent :: Opponent (n.) One who opposes; an adversary; an antagonist; a foe.
Oppose :: Oppose (n.) To put in opposition, with a view to counterbalance or countervail; to set against; to offer antagonistically..
Adversary :: Adversary (a.) Opposed; opposite; adverse; antagonistic.
Contendent :: Contendent (n.) An antagonist; a contestant.
Clinch :: Clinch (n.) The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast; a grip; a grasp; a clamp; a holdfast; as, to get a good clinch of an antagonist, or of a weapon; to secure anything by a clinch..
Distance :: Distance (n.) Space between two antagonists in fencing.
Trip :: Trip (n.) A stroke, or catch, by which a wrestler causes his antagonist to lose footing..
Elench :: Elench (n.) That part of an argument on which its conclusiveness depends; that which convinces of refutes an antagonist; a refutation.
Antagonistical :: Antagonistical (a.) Opposing in combat, combating; contending or acting against; as, antagonistic forces..
Victory :: Victory (n.) The defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist in any contest; a gaining of the superiority in any struggle or competition; conquest; triumph; -- the opposite of defeat..
Bay :: Bay (v. i.) A state of being obliged to face an antagonist or a difficulty, when escape has become impossible..
Opposer :: Opposer (n.) One who opposes; an opponent; an antagonist; an adversary.
Counter :: Counter (a.) Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue..
Opposite :: Opposite (a.) Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.
Contrariant :: Contrariant (a.) Contrary; opposed; antagonistic; inconsistent; contradictory.
Lock :: Lock (v. t.) To seize, as the sword arm of an antagonist, by turning the left arm around it, to disarm him..
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