Meaning Of The Word Rival

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rival
countable noun: If you say that someone or something has no rivals or is without rival, you mean that it is the best of its type.
countable noun: Your rival is a person, business, or organization who you are competing or fighting against in the same area or for the same things.
verb: If you say that one thing rivals another, you mean that they are both of the same standard or quality.

rival in American English
a person who tries to get or do the same thing as another, or to equal or surpass another; competitor
adjective: competing or standing in rivalry
intransitive verb: to engage in rivalry; compete
noun: a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor
transitive verb: to compete with in rivalry: strive to win from, equal, or outdo

rival in British English
noun: a person, organization, team, etc, that competes with another for the same object or in the same field
verb: to be the equal or near equal of

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