To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.
To call into question; to oppose.
To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist, as a claim, by course of law.
To contend.
Controversy; debate.
Struggle for superiority; combat.
A competition.
To attempt to fight, compete with, or engage with.
To assume or take responsibility for.
To (attempt to) dribble round (an opposition player).
To catch on, do well; to become popular.
To obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.
To begin to have or exhibit.
To acquire, bring in, or introduce.
To grieve or be concerned (about something or someone).