The winner of a fixed race, a fixed race.
A candidate or contestant generally agreed upon as the presumptive winner; somebody who is well-liked or widely agreed upon.
A contortion of the body in an attempt to escape or to perform a difficult task.
Strife, contention, great effort.
To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.
To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the body.