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Competition vs Comping - What's the difference?

competition | comping |

As nouns the difference between competition and comping

is that competition is the action of competing while comping is {{cx|informal|uncountable|lang=en}} The practice of entering many competitions in order to win as many prizes as possible.

As a verb comping is

present participle of lang=en.

competition

English

(wikipedia competition)

Noun

  • (label) The action of competing.
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8 , passage=The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again;
  • (label) A contest for a prize or award.
  • The competitors in such a contest.

    • Antonyms

    * (action of competing) cooperation

    Derived terms

    * competitioner * economic competition

    Related terms

    * competitive

    comping

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

  • The practice of entering many competitions in order to win as many prizes as possible.
  • musical accompaniment
  • * 2013 , David Malvinni, Grateful Dead and the Art of Rock Improvisation (page 46)
    • Weir punctuates things with some offbeat compings . Indeed, at around 15:00, it is hard to know if we are still in the song.
  • * 2010 , Ronny Lee, Jazz Guitar Method (page 111)
    • Compings should never be memorized but should be applied in a completely extemporaneous manner.

    Related terms

    * comper