Definitions for rival

Overview of noun rival

The noun rival has 1 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) 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")

Overview of verb rival

The verb rival has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (4) 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")

2. rival

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