noun
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a solemn promise or pledge dedicating oneself to an act, service or way of life; a vow; a pledge.
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utterly unyielding and quarrelsome in attitude; adamancy.
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a striving in competition or rivalry with another; a vying.
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any game of uncertainty played with a wager.
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(in gen.) any game played by two teams to establish supremacy of one over the other.
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a pledge of a forfeit risked on some uncertain outcome; wager; a bet.
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haughtiness; insolence; disdain; arrogance.
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an announcement, declaration or narration made in an open or ostentatious way.