contest

As nouns the difference between contest and altercation

is that contest is controversy; debate while altercation is warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy; wrangle; wordy contest.

As a verb contest

is to contend.

In intransitive terms the difference between jangle and contest

is that jangle is to make a rattling metallic sound while contest is to contend.

In transitive terms the difference between jangle and contest

is that jangle is to irritate while contest is to strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.

As verbs the difference between withstand and contest

is that withstand is to resist or endure (something) successfully while contest is to contend.

As a noun contest is

controversy; debate.

As nouns the difference between contest and contender

is that contest is (uncountable) controversy; debate while contender is someone who competes with one or more other people.

As a verb contest

is to contend.

As nouns the difference between contest and math

is that contest is (uncountable) controversy; debate while math is a mowing; what is gathered from mowing or math can be (uncountable|north america) or math can be (hinduism|jainism).

As a verb contest

is to contend.

As verbs the difference between contest and contested

is that contest is to contend while contested is past tense of contest.

As a noun contest

is controversy; debate.

As an adjective contested is

controversial; contentious; debated.

Contest is a synonym of disagreement.

As nouns the difference between contest and disagreement

is that contest is (uncountable) controversy; debate while disagreement is an argument or debate.

As a verb contest

is to contend.

In lang=en terms the difference between contest and discuss

is that contest is to strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend while discuss is to converse or debate concerning a particular topic.

As verbs the difference between contest and discuss

is that contest is to contend while discuss is (obsolete|transitive) to drive away, disperse, shake off; said especially of tumors.

As a noun contest

is (uncountable) controversy; debate.

In intransitive terms the difference between contest and controvert

is that contest is to contend while controvert is to be involved or engaged in controversy.

In transitive terms the difference between contest and controvert

is that contest is to strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend while controvert is to dispute or argue using reason.

As a noun contest

is controversy; debate.

In transitive terms the difference between deal and contest

is that deal is to sell, especially to sell illicit drugs while contest is to strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.

In intransitive terms the difference between deal and contest

is that deal is to handle, to manage, to cope while contest is to contend.

In uncountable terms the difference between deal and contest

is that deal is wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir while contest is struggle for superiority; combat.

In countable terms the difference between deal and contest

is that deal is a plank of softwood (fir or pine board while contest is a competition.

As an adjective deal

is made of deal.