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A rival is someone who competes with you in some way, or can equal or surpass another. (noun)

  1. A person who competes against you for the first place price is an example of your rival.
  2. When two hotels offer virtually the same features, each hotel is a rival of the other hotel.

To rival is to compete. (verb)

When you compete with someone to win first prize, this is an example of a situation where you rival that person.

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See rival in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See rival in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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