contest : Idioms & Phrases
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athletic contest
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noun a contest between athletes
athletics; athletic competition.
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bidding contest
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noun a series of competing bids
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endurance contest
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noun any long and arduous undertaking
marathon.
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popularity contest
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noun competition (real or figurative) for popular support
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spelling contest
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noun a contest in which you are eliminated if you fail to spell a word correctly
spelling bee; spelldown.
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To contest an election
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(Polit.) (a) To strive to be elected.(b) To dispute the declared result of an election.