106 entries under verb topic. ×

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spar(play, fight, challenge, face)
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tilt(play, fight, challenge, face)
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altercate(consider, oppose, fight, dispute)
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be in the running(play, fight, challenge, face)
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bid(play, fight, challenge, face)
2
bump heads(expression, consider, oppose, fight)
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challenge(play, fight, question, face)
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confute(consider, oppose, dispute, challenge)
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contradict(challenge, question, contest, impugn)
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differ(hold, consider, oppose, fight)
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discept(consider, oppose, dispute, challenge)
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encounter(meet, oppose, play, fight)
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face(meet, oppose, play, fight)
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fence(play, fight, challenge, face)
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go after(expression, meet, oppose, play)
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go for(expression, meet, oppose, play)
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go for broke(expression, idiom, meet, oppose)
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jockey for position(expression, idiom, meet, oppose)
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joust(play, fight, challenge, face)
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meet head-on
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