Definition of Rival
Rival
ri·val
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
someone or something competing against another for the same objective or to obtain something that only one can possess;
e.g. The girl and her rival fought for the title of Homecoming Queen.
(noun)
someone or something that equals another in quality;
e.g. The team has no rivals as a 10 time award winning tennis team.
(adjective)
competing or having the same pretensions;
e.g. The rival team has been training intensely in hopes to win the championship this year.
(verb)
to compete or act as an adversary or rival;
e.g. The boys rival against one another in the wrestling match.
(verb)
to prove to be a worthy rival of something or someone;
e.g. With determination and strength she will rival others in the skill.
(verb)
to equal something or to seem equal or comparable to something;
e.g. The famous skyscraper rivals any other skyscraper in terms of height and architecture.
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