no contest



no contest

 
1. Lit. [in games] a situation where one team fails to appear for a competition. It was declared no contest because the opposing team was stuck in traffic out on the expressway.
2. Fig. a situation where the winner-to-be of a contest is obvious even before holding the contest. It was no contest. The wrestler was so big and strong that no one could have defeated him.
See also: contest

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Basant-Indian, Hindi
SigneSEENG-ne (Swedish, Norwegian), SEE-ne (Danish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Daryawesh-Biblical Hebrew
Haris (2)-Greek
Eder (1)-Biblical
Tzefanyah-Biblical Hebrew