rival
adj : being in competition; "rival suitors"; "competing
businesses" [syn: {competing(a)}, {rival(a)}]
n : the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his
rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was
doing" [syn: {challenger}, {competitor}, {competition}, {contender}]
v 1: be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival
cotton for durability" [syn: {equal}, {touch}, {match}]
2: be the rival of, be in competition with; "No city can rival
Venice in beauty"