Related Definitions
[n] the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"
[v] be the rival of, be in competition with; "No city can rival Venice in beauty"
[v] be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents"