Contend - Definition

v 1: maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no
future" [syn: contend, postulate]
2: have an argument about something [syn: argue, contend,
debate, fence]
3: to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation;
"They contested the outcome of the race" [syn: contest,
contend, repugn]
4: come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas";
"They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" [syn:
cope, get by, make out, make do, contend,
grapple, deal, manage]
5: compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself
against others [syn: compete, vie, contend]
6: be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen
fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant
groups are contending for control of the country" [syn:
contend, fight, struggle]