Verbs of Challenge and Competition - Verbs for Competition

to join in a contest or game

to invite someone to compete or strongly suggest they should do something, often to test their abilities or encourage action

to intensely compete with another person in order to achieve something

to compete against someone to see who is the fastest

to create a competition or rivalry by setting two or more things or people against each other

to struggle or fight with someone, particularly to get something

to engage in a combat or competition between two individuals

to gain a point, goal, etc. in a game, competition, or sport

to become the most successful, the luckiest, or the best in a game, race, fight, etc.

to win against someone in a war, game, contest, etc.

to get more points, votes, etc. than the other side, in a game, race, competition, etc. and win

to use skill and cunning to gain an advantage over someone, defeating or surpassing them through intelligence

to do better than someone or something

to succeed with great difficulty

to defeat someone completely and decisively

to prove to be superior in strength, influence, or authority

to defeat someone or something in a decisive and overwhelming manner

to decisively defeat the opposition by a significant margin in a competition, race, or conflict

to thoroughly and decisively beat the opposition in a competition or fight

to decisively and thoroughly beat the opponent in a competition or fight

to participate in a competition, debate, or other such events