Definitions for challenge
Overview of noun challenge
The noun challenge has 5 senses? (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (5) challenge
(a demanding or stimulating situation; "they reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russian power")
2. (3) challenge
(a call to engage in a contest or fight)
3. (1) challenge
(questioning a statement and demanding an explanation; "his challenge of the assumption that Japan is still our enemy")
4. challenge
(a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror)
5. challenge
(a demand by a sentry for a password or identification)
Overview of verb challenge
The verb challenge has 4 senses? (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (12) challenge, dispute, gainsay
(take exception to; "She challenged his claims")
2. (7) challenge
(issue a challenge to; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match")
3. (1) challenge
(ask for identification; "The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard")
4. (1) challenge, take exception
(raise a formal objection in a court of law)
