Definition of chalenge
1. challenge [ v ] take exception to
Examples:
"She challenged his claims"
(Philip Reaves, "Who Rules the Marriage Bed?"...)
Some date it from woman suffrage , others from when women first began to challenge men in the marketplace , still others from the era of the emancipated flapper and bathtub_gin .
(Arlin Turner, "William Faulkner, Southern Novelist"...)
They have indicated the direction but they have not been explicit enough , I believe , in pointing_out Faulkner 's independence , his questioning if not indeed challenging the Southern tradition .
It may be that in this comment he has broken from the conventional pattern more violently than in any other regard , for the treatment in his books is far removed from even the genial irony of Ellen_Glasgow , who was the only important novelist before him to challenge the conventional picture of planter society .
(Allan J. Braff and Roger F. Miller, "Wage-Price...)
It is this conclusion that we challenge ; we do so by disproving the presumption on which it is based .
Synonyms challenge dispute gainsay Related Terms contest call call question2. challenge [ v ] issue a challenge to
Examples:
"Fischer challenged Spassky to a match"
(Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)
The basic mystery of dreams , which embraces all the others and challenges us from even the most common typical dream , is in the fact that they are original , visual continuities .
(Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)
Two Anabaptists , Caroli and Benoit , are to challenge you and William to a debate before the Council .
Synonyms challenge Related Terms invite question sue appeal remit provoke defy counterchallenge call_one's_bluff call_out litigate impugn impeach rival3. challenge [ n ] a demanding or stimulating situation
Examples:
"they reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russian power"
(The Sun, [Baltimore],...)
Then Kerr , a graduate_student from Illinois , moved past him on a straightaway and held_off Mills 's challenge on the final turn .
Synonyms challenge Related Terms situation4. challenge [ n ] a call to engage in a contest or fight
Used in print:(Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)
You know the law : if you lose the debate after accepting a challenge , you will be banished '' !
Synonyms challenge Related Terms speech_act defiance dare confrontation gantlet demand_for_identification calling_into_question call-out5. challenge [ n ] questioning a statement and demanding an explanation
Examples:
"he challenged the assumption that Japan is our enemy"
6. challenge [ v ] raise a formal objection in a court of law
Used in print:(U.S. Reports. Volume 364. Cases Adjudged in the...)
Petitioner was not entitled , either in the administrative hearing at the Department_of_Justice or at his trial , to inspect the original report of the Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation , since he was furnished a resume of it , did not challenge its accuracy , and showed no particular need for the original report .
Synonyms take_exception challenge Related Terms object appeal law7. challenge [ v ] ask for identification
Examples:
"The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard"
(Peter Wyden, "The Chances of Accidental War"...)
Additional codes can be used to challenge and counterchallenge the authentications .
Synonyms challenge Related Terms request stop8. challenge [ n ] a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror
Synonyms challenge Related Terms objection9. challenge [ n ] a demand by a sentry for a password or identification
Synonyms challenge Related Terms demandSimilar Spelling
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