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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Rival \Ri"val\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Rivaled}or {Rivalled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rivaling} or {Rivalling}.]
1. To stand in competition with; to strive to gain some object in opposition to; as, to rival one in love.
2. To strive to equal or exel; to emulate.
To rival thunder in its rapid course. --Dryden.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
rival
noun: the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing" [syn: {challenger}, {competitor}, {competition}, {contender}]
verb
1: 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" [syn: {equal}, {touch}, {match}]
2: be the rival of, be in competition with; "we are rivaling for first place in the race" [also: {rivalling}, {rivalled}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
rivalling See {rival}
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