English to English noun
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a demanding or stimulating situation | | Example: they reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russian power
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2 |
a call to engage in a contest or fight | | source: wordnet30
3 |
questioning a statement and demanding an explanation | | Example: his challenge of the assumption that Japan is still our enemy
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4 |
a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror | | source: wordnet30
5 |
a demand by a sentry for a password or identification | | source: wordnet30
6 |
An invitation to engage in a contest or controversy of any kind; a defiance; specifically, a summons to fight a duel; also, the letter or message conveying the summons. | | source: webster1913 verb
7 |
take exception to | | Example: She challenged his claims
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8 |
issue a challenge to | | Example: Fischer challenged Spassky to a match
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9 |
ask for identification | | Example: The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard
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10 |
raise a formal objection in a court of law | | source: wordnet30
11 |
To call to a contest of any kind; to call to answer; to defy. | | source: webster1913
12 |
To assert a right; to claim a place. | | source: webster1913
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