Rival - Definition
rival
n 1: the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his
rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"
[syn: rival, challenger, competitor, competition,
contender]
v 1: 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" [syn: equal,
touch, rival, match]
2: be the rival of, be in competition with; "we are rivaling for
first place in the race"