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The definition of challenge
14 Definitions of: challenge
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- verb, to invite or summon (someone to do something, esp to take part in a contest)
- verb, to call (something) into question; dispute
- verb, to make demands on; stimulate
- verb, to order (a person) to halt and be identified or to give a password
- verb, law to make formal objection to (a juror or jury)
- verb, to lay claim to (attention, etc)
- verb, hunting (of a hound) to cry out on first encountering the scent of a quarry
- verb, to inject (an experimental animal immunized with a test substance) with disease microorganisms to test for immunity to the disease
- noun, a call to engage in a fight, argument, or contest
- noun, a questioning of a statement or fact; a demand for justification or explanation
- noun, a demanding or stimulating situation, career, object, etc
- noun, a demand by a sentry, watchman, etc, for identification or a password
- noun, an assertion that a person is not entitled to vote or that a vote is invalid
- noun, law a formal objection to a person selected to serve on a jury (challenge to the polls) or to the whole body of jurors (challenge to the array)
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| Synonyms: | test, tackle, dare, provocation, wero (N.Z.), trial, opposition, confrontation, defiance, ultimatum | And more... |
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