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rival   (TTS Sound)

The noun rival has 1 sense

• rival, challenger, competitor, competition, contender -- (the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing")

The verb rival has 2 senses

• equal, touch, rival, match -- (be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents")


• rival -- (be the rival of, be in competition with; "we are rivaling for first place in the race")