definition of
competition

[1] #1 competition n. a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers; "business competition can be fiendish at times". wn

[2] #2 competition n. [contest] an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants. wn

[3] #3 competition n. [contention, rivalry] the act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place". wn

[4] #4 competition n. [rival, challenger, competitor, contender] the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing". wn