verb
(intransitive) To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.
(transitive, archaic) To rival (something), etc.
(transitive) To do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to put in competition; to bandy.
To stake; to wager.
To stake a sum of money upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of gleek. See revie.
noun
(obsolete) A contest.