intransitive. (Const. with.)
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释义 | society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > contend [verb (intransitive)] > engage in hostile encounter (7) counter1330 intransitive. (Const. with.) encounter1555 intransitive. Const. against, usually with. Obsolete. to come to grips1640 at grips = to be at handgrips at handgrip, n. 1: in close combat; hand to hand with. Similarly, to come to grips: to come to close quarters. in grips… to come to gripesa1645 The action of griping, clutching, grasping or seizing tenaciously, esp. with the hands, arms, claws, and the like. to come to gripes: to come to… buckle?1650 intransitive (for reflexive). To close, come to close quarters; to grapple, engage. Const. with (an adversary); also with adverbs together, in… to lock horns (also antlers)1850 Of horned animals: to clash or entangle horns together while engaged in head-to-head combat. face1922 intransitive. Chiefly North American. With off. To engage in a direct confrontation or contest. Cf. face-off, n. 2. |
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