A state of open, armed, often prolonged conflict carried on between nations, states, or parties, A concerted effort or campaign to combat or put an end to something considered injurious, A state of active opposition, hostility, or contest_ as, to be at war (that is, engaged in active hostilities), adjective_ obsolete Ware; aware, intransitive verb_ To wage or carry on warfare, To be in a state of hostility or rivalry; contend, To make war; to invade or attack a state or nation with force of arms; to carry on hostilities; to be in a state by violence, transitive verb_ rare To make war upon; to fight, rare To carry on, as a contest; to wage

The act of competing, as for profit or a prize; rivalry, A competitor, The act of seeking, or endeavoring to gain, what another is endeavoring to gain at the same time; common strife for the same objects; strife for superiority; emulous contest; rivalry, as for approbation, for a prize, or as where two or more persons are engaged in the same business and each seeking patronage; -- followed by for before the object sought, and with before the person or thing competed with

To strive against another or others to attain a goal, such as an advantage or victory synonym_ rival verb_ To contend emulously; to seek or strive for the same thing, position, or reward for which another is striving; to contend in rivalry, as for a prize or in business; as, tradesmen compete with one another, compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others