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Noun: contest  kóntest
  1. An occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
    - competition
     
  2. A struggle between rivals
Verb: contest  kun'test
  1. To make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
    "They contested the outcome of the race"
    - contend, repugn

Derived forms: contesting, contests, contested

See also: contestable, contestation, contested, contestee, contester, uncontested

Type of: competition, contention, oppose, rivalry, social event

Encyclopedia: Contest Contest, Mayenne