definition of
rival

[1] #1 rival v. [equal, touch, match] 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". wn

[2] #2 rival n. [challenger, competitor, competition, contender] the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing". wn

[3] #3 rival v. be the rival of, be in competition with; "we are rivaling for first place in the race". wn