Vie

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To strive for victory or superiority; contend. See Synonyms at rival.
  • v. Archaic To offer in competition; match.
  • v. Obsolete To wager or bet.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To rival; to struggle for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.
  • v. To rival (something), etc.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To stake a sum upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of gleek. See revie.
  • verb-intransitive. To strive for superiority; to contend; to use emulous effort, as in a race, contest, or competition.
  • v. To stake; to wager.
  • v. To do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to put in competition; to bandy.
  • n. A contest for superiority; competition; rivalry; strife; also, a challenge; a wager.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In the old games of gleek, primero, etc., to wager on the value of one's hand against an opponent.
  • To strive for superiority; endeavor to be equal or superior (to); contend; rival: followed by with, and said of persons or things.
  • To offer as a stake, as in cardplaying; play as for a wager with.
  • To put or bring into competition; bandy; try to outdo in; contend with respect to.
  • n. A contest for superiority, especially a close or keen contest; a contention in the way of rivalry; hence, sometimes, a state where it would be difficult to decide as to which party had the advantage; also, a challenge; a wager.
  • n. Life.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
  • Antonym
    concede    reconcile   
    Verb Form
    vied    vies    vying   
    Variant
    vying   
    Hyponym
    rival    emulate    play    equal    run    try for    race    go for    touch    run off   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    contend    stake    wager    bandy    competition    rivalry    strife    battle    oppose    compete   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Ai    Alai    Ally    Bi    Bligh    Bly    Brunei    Cai    Cy    Dai   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    profundis    trop    l'age    'yo    maritandis    ordinibus    saveur    pris    l'audace    capo