tournament
[noun]
Synonyms: competition, contest, event, meeting, series

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English Thesaurus: competition, contest, championship, tournament, quiz, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

tour‧na‧ment /ˈtʊənəmənt, ˈtɔː- $ ˈtɜːr-, ˈtʊr-/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: torneiement, from torneier; ⇒ tourney]

1. a competition in which players compete against each other in a series of games until there is one winner:
I feel I can win this tournament.
tennis/chess/badminton etc tournament

2. a competition to show courage and fighting skill between soldiers in the Middle Ages

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

tournament
noun
ADJ. chess, golf, tennis, etc. | qualifying, ranking, World Cup | European, international, national, world | major | one-day | knockout, round-robin | doubles, five-a-side, seven-a-side, etc., sevens, singles | indoor | club, open, professional | pre-season
VERB + TOURNAMENT enter, play (in), take part in The tournament was played under floodlights. Several top teams have agreed to play in the tournament.
win | hold, organize
TOURNAMENT + VERB take place
TOURNAMENT + NOUN victory, win her first tournament win of the season
leader, winner | director, organizer, sponsor | referee | player, professional the tournament professional at the local golf club
golf She retired from tournament golf last year.
PREP. in a/the ~ the strongest player in the tournament
out of a/the ~ The loser will be out of the tournament.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

competition an organized event in which people or teams compete against each other, especially in order to win a prize:
My sister entered a dance competition.
The winner of the competition will be announced in June.
contest a competition in which people do an activity, and a group of judges decide the winner:
a beauty contest
a contest to find America’s strongest man
championship an important sports competition to find the best player or team in the world or in a particular area:
the European Athletics Championship
Brazil went on to win the world championship.
tournament a competition in a sport or game, in which many players or teams compete against each other until there is one winner:
a golf tournament
quiz a competition in which people have to answer questions:
a TV quiz show
round one of the parts of a competition that you have to finish or win before you can go on to the next part:
Henman lost in the second round of the competition.
heat one of several races or competitions whose winners then compete against each other:
She came second in her heat, with a time of 23.2 seconds.

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