112 entries under contend topic. ×

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repel(fight, defend, vie)
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risk(verb, work, attack, struggle, try)
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rivalize(verb, meet, challenge, match, equal)
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romp(fight, scrap, wrestle, grapple)
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rough-house(fight, scrap, wrestle, grapple)
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row(fight, defend, wrestle, grapple)
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rumpus(fight, defend, vie)
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scrap(fight, defend, wrestle, grapple)
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scuffle(fight, defend, scrap, wrestle)
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set to(expression, fight, defend)
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shuffle(fight, scrap, wrestle, grapple)
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slug(fight, scrap, wrestle, grapple)
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smack(fight, scrap, wrestle, grapple)
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sock(fight, defend, vie)
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speculate(verb, work, attack, struggle, try)
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square off(expression, fight, defend, vie)
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strike(fight, defend, vie)
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sweat(verb, work, struggle, try, seek)
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take after(verb, expression, challenge, match)
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tangle(fight, scrap, wrestle, grapple)
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