Vying

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vie \Vie\ (v[imac]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Vied} (v[imac]d); p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Vying} (v[imac]"[i^]ng).] [OE. vien, shortened
     fr. envien, OF. envier to invite, to challenge, a word used
     in gambling, L. invitare to invite; of uncertain origin. Cf.
     {Invite}, {Envie}.]
     1. To stake a sum upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of


        gleek. See {Revie}. [Obs.]
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     2. To strive for superiority; to contend; to use emulous
        effort, as in a race, contest, or competition.
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              In a trading nation, the younger sons may be placed
              in such a way of life as . . . to vie with the best
              of their family.                      --Addison.
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              While Waterloo with Cannae's carnage vies. --Byron.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vying \Vy"ing\,
     a. & n. from {Vie}. -- {Vy"ing*ly}, adv.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  vie
       v : compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself
           against others [syn: {compete}, {contend}]
       [also: {vying}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  vying
       See {vie}

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  41 Moby Thesaurus words for "vying":
     antagonism, antipathy, bad blood, clashing, collision, competing,
     competition, competitive, conflict, contrariety, contrariness,
     cross-purposes, cutthroat, cutthroat competition, disaccord,
     dissension, emulation, emulous, enmity, fractiousness, friction,
     gamesmanship, hostility, in competition, in rivalry, inimicalness,
     jockeying, lifemanship, negativeness, noncooperation, obstinacy,
     one-upmanship, oppugnancy, perverseness, recalcitrance,
     refractoriness, repugnance, rival, rivaling, rivalry,
     uncooperativeness