ˈraɪvəl n. & v. --n. 1 a
person competing
with another for the same objective. 2 a person or
thing that equals another in
quality. 3 (attrib.)
being a rival or rivals (a rival firm). --v.tr. (rivalled, rivalling; US rivaled, rivaling) 1 be the rival of or
comparable to. 2
seem or
claim to be as
good as. [L rivalis, orig. = using the same
stream, f. rivus stream]