Definition of antagonist

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Antagonist (a.) Antagonistic; opposing; counteracting; as, antagonist schools of philosophy..

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Gammon :: Gammon (v. t.) To beat in the game of backgammon, before an antagonist has been able to get his men or counters home and withdraw any of them from the board; as, to gammon a person..
Pit :: Pit (v. t.) To introduce as an antagonist; to set forward for or in a contest; as, to pit one dog against another..
Quarrel :: Quarrel (v. i.) To violate concord or agreement; to have a difference; to fall out; to be or become antagonistic.
Party :: Party (v.) Hence, any certain person who is regarded as being opposed or antagonistic to another..
Antagonist :: 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..
Oppose :: Oppose (n.) To put in opposition, with a view to counterbalance or countervail; to set against; to offer antagonistically..
Contendent :: Contendent (n.) An antagonist; a contestant.
Counter :: Counter (a.) Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue..
Dilemma :: Dilemma (n.) An argument which presents an antagonist with two or more alternatives, but is equally conclusive against him, whichever alternative he chooses..
Tackle :: Tackle (n.) To seize; to lay hold of; to grapple; as, a wrestler tackles his antagonist; a dog tackles the game..
Opponent :: Opponent (a.) Situated in front; opposite; hence, opposing; adverse; antagonistic..
Adversary :: Adversary (a.) Opposed; opposite; adverse; antagonistic.
Trip :: Trip (n.) A stroke, or catch, by which a wrestler causes his antagonist to lose footing..
Antichrist :: Antichrist (n.) A denier or opponent of Christ. Specif.: A great antagonist, person or power, expected to precede Christ's second coming..
Encounterer :: Encounterer (n.) One who encounters; an opponent; an antagonist.
Antagonistic :: Antagonistic (a.) Alt. of Antagonistica.
Distance :: Distance (n.) Space between two antagonists in fencing.
Thrust :: Thrust (v. i.) To make a push; to attack with a pointed weapon; as, a fencer thrusts at his antagonist..
Antinational :: Antinational (a.) Antagonistic to one's country or nation, or to a national government..
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..
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