Definition of challenge in English:

challenge

noun ˈtʃalɪn(d)ʒˈtʃæləndʒ

1A call to someone to participate in a competitive situation or fight to decide who is superior in terms of ability or strength.
he accepted the challenge
Example sentencesExamples
- Yet they gamely rose to the challenge, fighting the Tabs to the bitter end.
- John beat challenges from 399 other contestants to take the title by knocking seven Yorkshire puddings from their perch using a six-ounce black pudding.
- Rosa Parks challenged us to fight for our soul, and we accepted the challenge.
- She has to judge the strength of the challenge from the other crews and dictate the response of her own crew.
- Ian Fitzgerald returned to competitive action in a challenge against Roscommon last Sunday.
- I can still see that mighty frame of his winning crucial challenges in vital championship games.
- Let us assume for a second that I have decided to take the challenge.
- And, those in the treasury benches, far from going on the defensive, took up the challenge.
- A promising start for Ilkley in a season that will contain some very stern challenges and some easier contests.
- The Edinburgh side were quick to rise to the challenge and with their superior forward play they denied the Border men any more points in the first half.
- A diversity of masculine subjectivities is mobilized around and through Spike as he comes to terms with challenges to his power.
- On this occasion, he mistakenly believed that they would not meet his challenge by fighting.
- The Australian champion throws off the challenge of Pirrie, the Canadian youth, and just wins a great race.
- The obsession of kite flying can also be seen in competitive kite challenges.
- The 1993 election saw Prime Minister Keating fight a challenge from the new Liberal Leader Dr John Hewson.
- This time, they had decided, they would accept the challenge.
- The dream of gold or silver became a reality when they took up the challenge of a Mayo team with a strong tradition in the sport.
- Because of this idea of a competitive country, open to the biggest international challenges, I decided to be associated with the creation of A1 Team Portugal.
- Needless to say the Sri Lanka Air Force Cycling Club rode to easy victory in more than 20 races with rarely a challenge.
- But after three years of frantic knitting, they decided to end the challenge, despite reaching halfway.
Synonyms
dare, provocation
summons
1. 1.1 A task or situation that tests someone's abilities.
  the traverse of the ridge is a challenge for experienced climbers
  he took up the challenge of organizing a sports afternoon
  Example sentencesExamples
  There are only three people in the game at this point who are competitive at the challenges.
  Traditional concepts of security were woefully inadequate to meet the new challenges faced by humankind.
  Every day, the dozy dozen face a series of challenges and tasks designed to test the sleep-deprived.
  Meeting the pressing security challenges of the 21st century will require new ideas, initiatives, and energy.
  Good question - though he acknowledges that a seaside property of this one's age offers plenty of challenges in terms of repairs and renovation.
  My uncle took up the challenge and bolted out to the rescue.
  Julie gave a presentation on blogging as a social tool and the challenges in deciding what to blog, what to keep private, and what your online self really is.
  The novice traveler often must undergo tests or challenges, but the experienced holy person is familiar with the road and the terrain and encounters no such problems.
  The smallest gardens can present the biggest design challenges, but a professional designer can work picture-perfect magic.
  The opthalmologist Robert D' Amato took up the challenge of finding such a drug in the early 1990s.
  The main challenges facing agencies are a shortage of trucks and the poor condition of some roads.
  The wannabes leave their lives behind for two months and undergo tests, missions and challenges that are based on real spy training programmes.
  Pat said he coped with illness by treating it as a challenge, fighting for the one life he has and making the most of it.
  One of today's greatest challenges for young people working for change is to fight complacency.
  It was his brother, Matthew, an architect, who took up the challenge of linking the tiny stone school buildings and turning them into a home.
  One of peace activists' biggest challenges now may be deciding whether broadening their scope will dilute their public profile.
  Many brave souls took up the challenge, but only two could succeed.
  Hungry for a new challenge, he fought his way through ‘God Save the Queen’.
  I decided to take a challenge and registered myself for a spring session offering of introductory Latin.
  He ran the Great North Run last year and took up the challenge of the marathon.
  Synonyms
  problem, difficult task, test, trial
  trouble, bother, obstacle
2. 1.2 An attempt to win a contest or championship in a sport.
  he is desperate for a third world title challenge
  Example sentencesExamples
  Backup Gus's poor performance showed he wasn't up to the playoff challenge.
  Will fixture congestion caused by The Champions League weaken their league challenge?
  Would Truman State withstand a stiff challenge from rival Drury to win a fifth consecutive team title?
  We need teams like Leeds to make a challenge for the premiership title so we don't see the old same teams winning it year after year
  Manchester United have won through November in a manner that should presage a championship challenge.
  Unfortunately, Montoya learnt that too late to save his championship challenge for 2003.
  He gave him the stiffest challenge for the title, and he was in fact the only player to remain uneaten till the end.
  Although he continued to box, he was unsuccessful in subsequent world title challenges, including one against Evander Holyfield in 1992.
  Gomersal took advantage of Idle's week off to continue their challenge for the secondary title.
  They'll come second, but should really be staking a claim for a championship challenge.
  Bellamy's pace and skill refreshed a somewhat ageing Newcastle side - their title challenge faltered when he was injured.
  He is looking to steer his new found sensation into the international fold and a possible challenge for a world title next year.
  Last season, Leeds made a realistic challenge for the premiership title, this season they are even better!
  Heworth, who were champions in 1998, may mount a realistic challenge in a championship race.
  This is after all the biggest club in the Second City and yet it's 12 years since the team managed a decent challenge for the title.
  Hatton stresses that he is not looking beyond Rios, who has never been stopped and has twice lost in challenges for world lightweight titles.
  Trojans turned in a competent performance to brush aside a youthful Northallerton side and keep their title challenge on course.
  Chelsea seemed a solid defensive unit who might grind their way towards a Championship challenge.
  They do not have the depth in squad required to proceed in Europe, and at the same time mount anything like a serious challenge on the domestic title at home.
  It was a nice win and one that we needed if we are to mount a challenge for the play-offs.
2A call to prove or justify something.
a challenge to the legality of the banning order
Example sentencesExamples
- There is no serious challenge to the material portions of Larry's evidence.
- Has there ever been a head-on challenge to the constitutional validity of courts martial in Australia?
- There has never been any challenge to the correctness of the directions in relation to murder, either in this Court or below.
- But the new human rights era in English law also poses a more fundamental challenge to basic doctrines of tort law and procedure.
- At trial there was no challenge to the dating of any of the documents.
- So for those reasons, in our submission, no challenge to our entitlement to compensation has force.
- The manner of resolution of it is one that has been cut off at the pass, as it were, because of the challenge to jurisdiction.
- It is the statute which produces the results complained of and there is no challenge to the statute itself.
- I note, as well, there was no challenge to the disbursements which, in my view, were reasonable.
- Last week the Victorian Supreme Court rejected a challenge to State legislation known as the Farm Dams Act.
- But it cannot be elevated into a disguised challenge to the validity of the enforcement notice itself.
- It does put us in a difficult position if in a sense the submissions are going to a de facto challenge to the fiat.
- Do I correctly understand that there is no challenge to the validity of the Sex Discrimination Act?
- In order to meet some aspects of the challenge to validity the claimants apply to amend the patent in suit to limit the size of the class of compounds claimed.
- There is no challenge to the findings of the fact and the appropriate findings are contained in the relevant decision.
- If so, an alliance of parliamentary opponents will mount a court challenge on grounds of human rights.
- It does so for the obvious reason that if there is to be a challenge to the jurisdiction it should be made without delay and before substantial costs are incurred.
- There was no challenge to Mr Marsh's account of that lunch.
- Crane's challenge to the Kansas statute, however, rests on a flawed assumption about the law.
- I was thinking by way of challenge to the witnesses who were involved in the theft of the vehicle.
- Preliminary rulings are important as a method of indirect challenge to the legality of Community action.
- The prospect of a legal challenge to the Bluestone planning decision is proving a barrier in the minds of prospective job applicants.
- Before the court now is the claimant's challenge to both limbs of that decision.
- There has been no challenge to the filing of the defence, your Honour.
- There has been no challenge to her credibility as a witness, or to her professional competence.
- There is no challenge to this as an accurate record of the way in which the plaintiff mounted the claim for damages.
- In paragraph 3 the Tribunal found the facts and there is no challenge to the facts as set out in that paragraph.
- Nevertheless, a challenge to the validity of the derogation would certainly be possible.
- Another matter of challenge to his Honour's sentence is the fixing of the non-parole period.
- As Kerry preens as a hero, Swift Boat Veterans for Truth's challenge to his medals is not being heard.
- The Supreme Court rejected a challenge to one of those statutes.
- There is no challenge to that conclusion in the respondent's notice.
- The experience and knowledge generated proved significant in the longer term for mounting legal challenges to apartheid legislation.
- There was no challenge to that finding in the Full Federal Court.
- Those issues do arise in Courts of Criminal Appeal, of course, in challenge to the conviction.
- Last September Mr Justice Pitchford rejected their judicial review challenge to the Home Office's stance.
- What is the process for any curial challenge to a ruling not to exercise that exculpatory power?
- If the decision is quashed and does not exist, there is no challenge to an existing decision.
- Was there any challenge to the proposition that her fingerprints were on that spray?
- Any challenge to the jurisdiction should be pursued before the Commercial Court judge.
Synonyms
confrontation with, dispute with, stand against, test of, opposition, disagreement with
questioning of, defiance, ultimatum
1. 2.1 A guard's call for a password or other proof of identity.
  I heard the challenge ‘Who goes there?’
  Example sentencesExamples
  Immediately the sentry shouted a challenge to the gunman who responded by raising his weapon to fire at the sentry.
  Partisan poll workers have been accused of intimidating voters with photographs, heckling, and by challenges to their identity and qualifications.
  The challenge must be made at a distance sufficient to prevent your being rushed by the person being challenged.
  In order to proceed further, you must answer the sentry's challenge by entering the countersign
2. 2.2Law An objection regarding the eligibility or suitability of a jury member.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The coroner in charge of the inquest is facing a legal challenge to his decision to appoint 12 royal courtiers to the jury
  Either party may challenge any juror either for cause or peremptorily and each party shall have three peremptory challenges.
  In mounting such a challenge, an attorney argues that based on a person's answers to the lawyer's or the judge's questions, that person has proved himself incapable of carrying out his responsibilities as a juror.
  Members of a jury should be selected at random from the panel, subject to any rule of law as to right of challenge by the defence
  Most of the hearing time was actually occupied by challenges to the jury, as it were, the panel of military officers that are going to hear the case.
3Medicine
mass noun Exposure of the immune system to pathogenic organisms or antigens.
recently vaccinated calves should be protected from challenge
Example sentencesExamples
- All of them have been reported to induce antibodies in mice and provide full or partial protection from live virus challenge.
- The effect of M. habana vaccination on protection against challenge with M. tuberculosis was evaluated.
- Environmental allergens are an important cause of asthma and can be studied in the laboratory by allergen inhalation challenge.
- Both mediators were elevated in patients with asthma after allergen challenge.
- Acute antigen challenge of the airways can lead to rapid edema and appearance of plasma proteins in the airways.

verb ˈtʃalɪn(d)ʒˈtʃæləndʒ

[with object]

1Dispute the truth or validity of.
it is possible to challenge the report's assumptions
Example sentencesExamples
- Many others before you have made the decision to openly challenge the legitimacy of my marriage.
- He challenged existing theoretical propositions which he believed were only rationalization of current practices.
- At least one murder conviction is to be challenged on the basis of "flawed" fingerprint evidence.
- But his interpretation of the latest figures as solely attributable to his policies was challenged by the opposition and by the Irish Refugee Council.
- Davis supporters had filed a lawsuit challenging the validity of some of the recall signatures.
- By saying she doesn't remember she is tacitly accepting the truth by not challenging it.
- The debate is strikingly one-sided; few civilian or military leaders have publicly challenged the fundamental assumptions of the critics.
- They challenge existing theories and accepted musical norms, always striving to keep a step ahead.
- For example, moving services from secondary to primary care challenges many deeply held assumptions about the role of specialists.
- Anyway, it appears California's speed camera rules have been successfully challenged in court.
- He said that either a Newton Hearing, in which the disputed evidence is challenged, or an agreed basis of plea needed to take place before he could proceed with the case.
- Fast-paced, relevant and worldly, it directly challenges Western notions about the universalizing effects of literature.
- Now no member state would openly challenge the legitimacy of the institution's role.
- Both lawsuits challenge the constitutionality of holding immigration hearings in secrecy.
- In 1989 Maitland challenged the settlement, claiming that only a small salary disparity existed between men and women professors.
- Not until Malthus and Ricardo were Smith's optimistic assumptions seriously challenged.
- One part is to challenge directly the notion that there is an obligation to carry out a war against disease.
- Morrison completes her trilogy by confronting contemporary race and gender representations and challenging declarations of truth and law.
- With his teaching, Jesus challenges this position.
- A similar care order secured on the child of another couple has been successfully challenged in the courts.
Synonyms
question, disagree with, object to, take exception to, confront, dispute, take issue with, protest against, call into question
demur about/against, dissent from, be a dissenter from
1. 1.1Law Object to (a jury member)
  a certain number of jurors may be challenged
  Example sentencesExamples
  The parties to any jury trial may inspect a copy of the panel from which the jury in their trial will be chosen, in order to decide whether any should be challenged
  Since one is not allowed to select jurors, but only to challenge (deselect) them, traditional approaches to jury selection have focused on identification and challenge of undesirable jurors
  Defence Counsel may challenge two jury candidates and jurors will be asked if they have any connection with case or defendant.
2. 1.2 (of a guard) order (someone) to prove their identity.
  the watchman did not challenge him
  Example sentencesExamples
  I left the unit twice and walked back in without being challenged either time, entering in ways that didn't require much ingenuity.
  Harkishin was challenged by security guards when he approached the checkout on Sunday.
  Sometimes a guard will challenge me and demand to see my pass.
  The security guard challenged him outside the building and the youngster gave himself up.
  He moved through the civilian sector without attracting attention and when he passed the gate area without being challenged by the guard he knew he was doing alright.
  They formed a circle around Zero and the guard who had challenged her.
  It's believe the attacker blew himself up after he was challenged by a security guard as he was trying to enter into the parking lot.
  Despite that, he was able to walk straight into the castle's Waterloo Chamber and was only challenged five minutes after entering the party as he ordered champagne at the bar.
2Invite (someone) to engage in a contest.
he challenged one of my men to a duel
organizations challenged the government in by-elections
Example sentencesExamples
- The next day, Sean was challenged to a duel.
- One thing leads to another and the commanding general challenges the soldier to a push-up contest.
- Galois was challenged to a duel on 29th May 1832.
- That'll teach him to challenge me to a food eating contest again.
- Colton still stood there holding the sword as if daring any thief to challenge him.
- Playboy model Kiana Tom challenged him to a front double-biceps contest - Hayden prevailed.
- Gollum challenges him to a riddle contest, and Bilbo wins.
- Onion picklers are being challenged to enter their delicacies in a competition run by the Five Bells pub, in Wood Street.
- Laodamas encourages him to join the contest and Odysseus asks them why they want to challenge him.
- And then he is challenged to a duel by the local thug.
- If anyone ever challenges you to an egg eating contest, don't back down.
- After learning a few letters, he then challenges the white boys to a writing contest.
- Last week a man saw me lifting by myself and challenged me to a contest.
- Convention, as expected, provided just one contest with Clashmore's Timmy O'Keeffe challenging outgoing secretary Seamas Grant.
- I want to go around the country challenging people to eating contests!
- Before she would agree to marry her suitor, she challenged him to several contests and always won.
- With a sneer she finished and straightened up, adopting an air that dared me to challenge her.
- The contest challenged children to describe what they do before bed each night to help them get a good night's sleep - and why.
- During the shooting sessions on their Saturday practice, another Raptor teammate challenged him to a three-point shooting contest.
- He was kissing her bottom lip and suddenly his tongue was slowly touching hers, daring her, challenging her to duel with him.
Synonyms
dare, summon, invite, bid, throw down the gauntlet to, defy someone to do something
1. 2.1 Enter into competition with or opposition against.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Competition Authority does not have the power to challenge state-restricted competition.
  He took a step towards me, brown eyes daring me to challenge him.
  Luna could feel a presence around Tiamat that dared people to challenge her.
  We glared at each other for a few more seconds, his silver eyes narrowed slightly, daring me to challenge him.
  Deadly with a rifle and lightening fast on the draw with a pistol, few dared challenge him.
  That move is being challenged by the Federal Opposition.
  The group respected him because he was the leader, and none would ever dare to challenge him.
  Evelyn answered, crossing her arms across her chest, as if daring her mother to challenge her.
  So, on the question of a separate issue, I do say there was a separate issue here, the implications of the challenge to the planning system as a whole.
  No one in the audience bothered, or dared, to challenge him.
  As a Christian from an Asian background I challenge this position.
  He challenged calls from the opposition parties for a commission of inquiry to be instituted to probe his wife's appointment.
  Kids will be kids, and kids, as we know, constantly challenge the status quo.
  He challenged the opposition, which failed to seize the opportunity that had been so long in coming.
  Mr Hayes has challenged the introduction of competition at the expense of the British Post Office.
  The steely gaze is now fixed on that medal and the message is clear: challenge him if you dare.
  In 1902, Saint-Pierre was also the bastion of a white supremacy whose power was being challenged by a populist opposition.
  Marka's violet eyes glared at him, Simian's light brown ones flashed at her, daring her to challenge him again.
  As a friend, she asks and presses him to answer the hard questions, directly engaging with one whose thoughts she finds interesting, challenging him to clarify his position.
  Flames licked out, consuming the spiritualists who dared to challenge God.
  Synonyms
  contend, vie, fight, battle, clash, tussle, grapple, wrestle, wrangle, jockey, wage war, cross swords, lock horns, go head to head
  rival, keep up with, keep pace with, compare with, be the equal of, match up to, match, be on a par with, be in the same class as, be in the same league as, come near to, come close to, touch, approach, approximate, emulate
2. 2.2 Make a rival claim to or threaten someone's hold on (a position)
  they were challenging his leadership
  Example sentencesExamples
  Today, as a fellow countryman challenges for the championship lead, he worries that the sport's decision to re-embrace computer aids could put drivers at risk in Monaco.
  The Bulls were expected to challenge for a playoff spot but instead got blasted early this season.
  Right now, are Newcastle any nearer to challenging for the title than Liverpool?
  Pat's are now in a strong position to challenge for league honours.
  If all the pieces mesh nicely, they could challenge for the East title.
  Once that title was won, no Bonaparte in Pakistan would dare to challenge him for the leadership mantle.
  Kelly would be able to challenge for a starting spot at a position of need.
  The impressive and young Nurney team have not lost sight of the fact that they are one win away from getting themselves into a promotion challenging position.
  The latest find suggest the huge pythons might even challenge alligators' leading position in the food chain.
  Well, no one was challenging my position so I would keep it until someone was ready to take my place.
  He is now nicely poised to challenge for the top spot.
  "It will be a change challenging for the title rather than battling relegation".
  By the time he left Cowdenbeath, the club were challenging for promotion.
  They are challenging for promotion and have a big, experienced squad.
  A pioneer in liquid crystal displays, Sharp has seen its once-dominant position challenged by Taiwanese and Korean rivals.
  Brighton boss Micky Adams believes a resurgent York City will be challenging for promotion next season.
  Since the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 Britain's Royal Navy had been the dominant fighting fleet in the world; now Germany was challenging this position.
  Still, it seems that both teams have the capacity to challenge for honours this season.
  On top of that Coulthard started winning races from the front and challenging Hakkinen's position within the team.
  Fan is so far the only candidate and no one has yet emerged from the democratic camp to challenge the position she has held for the past seven years.
3. 2.3with object and infinitive Invite (someone) to do or say something that one thinks will be difficult or impossible.
  I challenge the Minister to deny these accusations
  Example sentencesExamples
  He challenges us to think hard about what is most ancient and contemporary about being Christian.
  Its hardships and difficulties challenge us to look into our soul so that we can ask how deeply we are willing to trust God.
  I had randomly approached him and had a little conversation with him due to a dare Riley had challenged me to.
  A total of 226 teams entered the competition, which challenged them to investigate all aspects of the horticultural industry.
  Eckhart really invites us and challenges us to keep learning, perhaps with him, or without him, he probably wouldn't worry if it was without him.
  They invite you and challenge you to live up to your own thoughts and insights.
  Holding a contest challenging clients to maintain their weight during the holidays can be extremely effective.
  In the meantime, somebody please convince Better Homes and Gardens Magazine to hold a contest challenging people to build the best robot butler.
  Two friends challenged a third to enter the graveyard in the middle of the night and to hammer a large nail into a well known grave.
  He had challenged himself to entering the Beton Tower and exploring it alone.
  The defacement competition challenges crackers to deface as many as 6,000 sites in the shortest time possible to win the contest.
  ‘The difficult thing is challenging yourself to do something that you haven't done before,’ he says.
  And he challenged the opposition to compile a schedule of the expenditure they would propose and of the reductions they oppose.
  Some might say he was challenging me to work harder for my own good.
  The boy who had challenged him to the dare, Narayan, came forward and offered him a bowl of rice wine. Dhan touched the chalice to his lips, and handed it back to Narayan.
  Later when a diplomatic stewardess refused him alcohol he got really indignant and challenged her to dare insinuate that he was over the limit.
  When BBC Radio Gloucestershire first invited him onto the airwaves they challenged him to teach a novice how to use a computer - live on air and all within three hours!
  We are challenged with a most difficult task, which is to uphold the law,’ he said.
  You hear stories that challenge you to think harder about who you are.
  I challenge the Opposition to give us one policy that tells New Zealanders it would change a single thing.
4. 2.4 Make demands on; prove testing to.
  a new way of life that would challenge them
  Example sentencesExamples
  During the trading year, random events could spring up to challenge your ability to manage the business through such unforeseen situations.
  The rare breeds hatchery business has challenged them, Drowns says.
  The people I see grow old with grace and inspiration are the people who keep challenging themselves.
  To challenge yourself, do the balance poses on a plush carpet or on a wobble board.
  Communication between defenders becomes more difficult and the concentration level of the defender is challenged.
  No strategy he could come up with would challenge him enough to spark interest.
  The facts are that students become disengaged and are not challenged by the curriculum.
  In these cases pupils are constantly challenged by the course and make good progress.
  My directorial task is to challenge my company and myself.
  There are so many areas where you can challenge yourself and test your own limits.
  Synonyms
  test, tax, try
  strain, make demands on, weary, wear out, drain, sap
  stretch, stimulate, arouse, inspire, excite, spur on
3Medicine
Expose (the immune system) to pathogenic organisms or antigens.
Example sentencesExamples
- The animals were not challenged with antigen after sensitization as the aim was to study the biochemical changes due to sensitization alone.
- Guinea pigs were challenged with either ovalbumin or saline once weekly, for 12 consecutive weeks.
- If the immune system was challenged with a large dose of virus or bacteria, then a large population of T cells was generated by the expansion phase.
- This suggests that these variables at least remain similarly ranked among individuals, despite the fact that the immune system was challenged by SRBC.
- It was first administered intranasally for 30 minutes to 1 hour before being antigenically challenged with ovalbumin.

Derivatives

challengeable

adjective ˈtʃalɪndʒəb(ə)lˈtʃæləndʒəb(ə)l

He said: ‘Regardless of whether it is challengeable or not, it undermines the whole democratic process.’
Example sentencesExamples
- Write anything that's challengeable and it will be challenged, sometimes within seconds of it being posted.
- Potentially the list is challengeable under Human Rights legislation because people have the right to be presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
- ‘I don't believe that's a challengeable play, but I am going to check,’ Blum said, a statement that had to make league officials choke a little on their lobster bisque.
- Are you being advised that these particular patents are challengeable?

Origin

Middle English (in the senses 'accusation' and 'accuse'): from Old French chalenge (noun), chalenger (verb), from Latin calumnia 'calumny', calumniari 'calumniate'.

Challenge was first recorded in the senses ‘an accusation’ and ‘to accuse’. The Latin base is calumnia ‘false accusation’, which also gave calumny (mid 16th century) ‘a false statement damaging someone's reputation’ in late Middle English.

Definition of challenge in US English:

challenge

nounˈtʃæləndʒˈCHalənj

1A call to take part in a contest or competition, especially a duel.
he accepted the challenge
Example sentencesExamples
- She has to judge the strength of the challenge from the other crews and dictate the response of her own crew.
- Rosa Parks challenged us to fight for our soul, and we accepted the challenge.
- The Australian champion throws off the challenge of Pirrie, the Canadian youth, and just wins a great race.
- The obsession of kite flying can also be seen in competitive kite challenges.
- Let us assume for a second that I have decided to take the challenge.
- And, those in the treasury benches, far from going on the defensive, took up the challenge.
- On this occasion, he mistakenly believed that they would not meet his challenge by fighting.
- Because of this idea of a competitive country, open to the biggest international challenges, I decided to be associated with the creation of A1 Team Portugal.
- John beat challenges from 399 other contestants to take the title by knocking seven Yorkshire puddings from their perch using a six-ounce black pudding.
- Ian Fitzgerald returned to competitive action in a challenge against Roscommon last Sunday.
- The 1993 election saw Prime Minister Keating fight a challenge from the new Liberal Leader Dr John Hewson.
- Needless to say the Sri Lanka Air Force Cycling Club rode to easy victory in more than 20 races with rarely a challenge.
- I can still see that mighty frame of his winning crucial challenges in vital championship games.
- A diversity of masculine subjectivities is mobilized around and through Spike as he comes to terms with challenges to his power.
- The dream of gold or silver became a reality when they took up the challenge of a Mayo team with a strong tradition in the sport.
- Yet they gamely rose to the challenge, fighting the Tabs to the bitter end.
- A promising start for Ilkley in a season that will contain some very stern challenges and some easier contests.
- This time, they had decided, they would accept the challenge.
- But after three years of frantic knitting, they decided to end the challenge, despite reaching halfway.
- The Edinburgh side were quick to rise to the challenge and with their superior forward play they denied the Border men any more points in the first half.
Synonyms
dare, provocation
1. 1.1 A task or situation that tests someone's abilities.
  the ridge is a challenge for experienced climbers
  Example sentencesExamples
  The smallest gardens can present the biggest design challenges, but a professional designer can work picture-perfect magic.
  One of today's greatest challenges for young people working for change is to fight complacency.
  Pat said he coped with illness by treating it as a challenge, fighting for the one life he has and making the most of it.
  Traditional concepts of security were woefully inadequate to meet the new challenges faced by humankind.
  Every day, the dozy dozen face a series of challenges and tasks designed to test the sleep-deprived.
  There are only three people in the game at this point who are competitive at the challenges.
  The novice traveler often must undergo tests or challenges, but the experienced holy person is familiar with the road and the terrain and encounters no such problems.
  My uncle took up the challenge and bolted out to the rescue.
  It was his brother, Matthew, an architect, who took up the challenge of linking the tiny stone school buildings and turning them into a home.
  The wannabes leave their lives behind for two months and undergo tests, missions and challenges that are based on real spy training programmes.
  Good question - though he acknowledges that a seaside property of this one's age offers plenty of challenges in terms of repairs and renovation.
  Meeting the pressing security challenges of the 21st century will require new ideas, initiatives, and energy.
  Hungry for a new challenge, he fought his way through ‘God Save the Queen’.
  Many brave souls took up the challenge, but only two could succeed.
  One of peace activists' biggest challenges now may be deciding whether broadening their scope will dilute their public profile.
  The opthalmologist Robert D' Amato took up the challenge of finding such a drug in the early 1990s.
  I decided to take a challenge and registered myself for a spring session offering of introductory Latin.
  He ran the Great North Run last year and took up the challenge of the marathon.
  Julie gave a presentation on blogging as a social tool and the challenges in deciding what to blog, what to keep private, and what your online self really is.
  The main challenges facing agencies are a shortage of trucks and the poor condition of some roads.
  Synonyms
  problem, difficult task, test, trial
2. 1.2 An attempt to win a contest or championship in a sport.
  a world title challenge
  Example sentencesExamples
  Manchester United have won through November in a manner that should presage a championship challenge.
  Last season, Leeds made a realistic challenge for the premiership title, this season they are even better!
  Gomersal took advantage of Idle's week off to continue their challenge for the secondary title.
  Chelsea seemed a solid defensive unit who might grind their way towards a Championship challenge.
  Backup Gus's poor performance showed he wasn't up to the playoff challenge.
  Heworth, who were champions in 1998, may mount a realistic challenge in a championship race.
  Unfortunately, Montoya learnt that too late to save his championship challenge for 2003.
  We need teams like Leeds to make a challenge for the premiership title so we don't see the old same teams winning it year after year
  They do not have the depth in squad required to proceed in Europe, and at the same time mount anything like a serious challenge on the domestic title at home.
  Trojans turned in a competent performance to brush aside a youthful Northallerton side and keep their title challenge on course.
  He is looking to steer his new found sensation into the international fold and a possible challenge for a world title next year.
  Would Truman State withstand a stiff challenge from rival Drury to win a fifth consecutive team title?
  He gave him the stiffest challenge for the title, and he was in fact the only player to remain uneaten till the end.
  Bellamy's pace and skill refreshed a somewhat ageing Newcastle side - their title challenge faltered when he was injured.
  It was a nice win and one that we needed if we are to mount a challenge for the play-offs.
  Although he continued to box, he was unsuccessful in subsequent world title challenges, including one against Evander Holyfield in 1992.
  They'll come second, but should really be staking a claim for a championship challenge.
  Hatton stresses that he is not looking beyond Rios, who has never been stopped and has twice lost in challenges for world lightweight titles.
  This is after all the biggest club in the Second City and yet it's 12 years since the team managed a decent challenge for the title.
  Will fixture congestion caused by The Champions League weaken their league challenge?
2An objection or query as to the truth of something, often with an implicit demand for proof.
a challenge to the legality of the order
Example sentencesExamples
- In order to meet some aspects of the challenge to validity the claimants apply to amend the patent in suit to limit the size of the class of compounds claimed.
- Last September Mr Justice Pitchford rejected their judicial review challenge to the Home Office's stance.
- Was there any challenge to the proposition that her fingerprints were on that spray?
- There is no challenge to this as an accurate record of the way in which the plaintiff mounted the claim for damages.
- I note, as well, there was no challenge to the disbursements which, in my view, were reasonable.
- Last week the Victorian Supreme Court rejected a challenge to State legislation known as the Farm Dams Act.
- There is no challenge to the findings of the fact and the appropriate findings are contained in the relevant decision.
- Any challenge to the jurisdiction should be pursued before the Commercial Court judge.
- There was no challenge to Mr Marsh's account of that lunch.
- I was thinking by way of challenge to the witnesses who were involved in the theft of the vehicle.
- There has never been any challenge to the correctness of the directions in relation to murder, either in this Court or below.
- There is no serious challenge to the material portions of Larry's evidence.
- It does put us in a difficult position if in a sense the submissions are going to a de facto challenge to the fiat.
- There has been no challenge to the filing of the defence, your Honour.
- As Kerry preens as a hero, Swift Boat Veterans for Truth's challenge to his medals is not being heard.
- So for those reasons, in our submission, no challenge to our entitlement to compensation has force.
- The experience and knowledge generated proved significant in the longer term for mounting legal challenges to apartheid legislation.
- Before the court now is the claimant's challenge to both limbs of that decision.
- There has been no challenge to her credibility as a witness, or to her professional competence.
- Do I correctly understand that there is no challenge to the validity of the Sex Discrimination Act?
- What is the process for any curial challenge to a ruling not to exercise that exculpatory power?
- Nevertheless, a challenge to the validity of the derogation would certainly be possible.
- Has there ever been a head-on challenge to the constitutional validity of courts martial in Australia?
- The prospect of a legal challenge to the Bluestone planning decision is proving a barrier in the minds of prospective job applicants.
- If so, an alliance of parliamentary opponents will mount a court challenge on grounds of human rights.
- If the decision is quashed and does not exist, there is no challenge to an existing decision.
- There was no challenge to that finding in the Full Federal Court.
- In paragraph 3 the Tribunal found the facts and there is no challenge to the facts as set out in that paragraph.
- Crane's challenge to the Kansas statute, however, rests on a flawed assumption about the law.
- The Supreme Court rejected a challenge to one of those statutes.
- Another matter of challenge to his Honour's sentence is the fixing of the non-parole period.
- The manner of resolution of it is one that has been cut off at the pass, as it were, because of the challenge to jurisdiction.
- Preliminary rulings are important as a method of indirect challenge to the legality of Community action.
- There is no challenge to that conclusion in the respondent's notice.
- At trial there was no challenge to the dating of any of the documents.
- But it cannot be elevated into a disguised challenge to the validity of the enforcement notice itself.
- It does so for the obvious reason that if there is to be a challenge to the jurisdiction it should be made without delay and before substantial costs are incurred.
- Those issues do arise in Courts of Criminal Appeal, of course, in challenge to the conviction.
- But the new human rights era in English law also poses a more fundamental challenge to basic doctrines of tort law and procedure.
- It is the statute which produces the results complained of and there is no challenge to the statute itself.
Synonyms
confrontation with, dispute with, stand against, test of, opposition, disagreement with
1. 2.1 A sentry's call for a password or other proof of identity.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Partisan poll workers have been accused of intimidating voters with photographs, heckling, and by challenges to their identity and qualifications.
  In order to proceed further, you must answer the sentry's challenge by entering the countersign
  The challenge must be made at a distance sufficient to prevent your being rushed by the person being challenged.
  Immediately the sentry shouted a challenge to the gunman who responded by raising his weapon to fire at the sentry.
2. 2.2Law An objection regarding the eligibility or suitability of a jury member.
  Example sentencesExamples
  In mounting such a challenge, an attorney argues that based on a person's answers to the lawyer's or the judge's questions, that person has proved himself incapable of carrying out his responsibilities as a juror.
  Either party may challenge any juror either for cause or peremptorily and each party shall have three peremptory challenges.
  Most of the hearing time was actually occupied by challenges to the jury, as it were, the panel of military officers that are going to hear the case.
  Members of a jury should be selected at random from the panel, subject to any rule of law as to right of challenge by the defence
  The coroner in charge of the inquest is facing a legal challenge to his decision to appoint 12 royal courtiers to the jury
3Medicine
Exposure of the immune system to pathogenic organisms or antigens.
recently vaccinated calves should be protected from challenge
Example sentencesExamples
- The effect of M. habana vaccination on protection against challenge with M. tuberculosis was evaluated.
- Both mediators were elevated in patients with asthma after allergen challenge.
- Acute antigen challenge of the airways can lead to rapid edema and appearance of plasma proteins in the airways.
- All of them have been reported to induce antibodies in mice and provide full or partial protection from live virus challenge.
- Environmental allergens are an important cause of asthma and can be studied in the laboratory by allergen inhalation challenge.

verbˈtʃæləndʒˈCHalənj

[with object]

1Invite (someone) to engage in a contest.
he challenged one of my men to a duel
Example sentencesExamples
- With a sneer she finished and straightened up, adopting an air that dared me to challenge her.
- I want to go around the country challenging people to eating contests!
- The contest challenged children to describe what they do before bed each night to help them get a good night's sleep - and why.
- Laodamas encourages him to join the contest and Odysseus asks them why they want to challenge him.
- Onion picklers are being challenged to enter their delicacies in a competition run by the Five Bells pub, in Wood Street.
- That'll teach him to challenge me to a food eating contest again.
- If anyone ever challenges you to an egg eating contest, don't back down.
- He was kissing her bottom lip and suddenly his tongue was slowly touching hers, daring her, challenging her to duel with him.
- Last week a man saw me lifting by myself and challenged me to a contest.
- The next day, Sean was challenged to a duel.
- And then he is challenged to a duel by the local thug.
- Gollum challenges him to a riddle contest, and Bilbo wins.
- One thing leads to another and the commanding general challenges the soldier to a push-up contest.
- Galois was challenged to a duel on 29th May 1832.
- Playboy model Kiana Tom challenged him to a front double-biceps contest - Hayden prevailed.
- Convention, as expected, provided just one contest with Clashmore's Timmy O'Keeffe challenging outgoing secretary Seamas Grant.
- Colton still stood there holding the sword as if daring any thief to challenge him.
- During the shooting sessions on their Saturday practice, another Raptor teammate challenged him to a three-point shooting contest.
- Before she would agree to marry her suitor, she challenged him to several contests and always won.
- After learning a few letters, he then challenges the white boys to a writing contest.
Synonyms
dare, summon, invite, bid, throw down the gauntlet to, defy someone to do something
1. 1.1 Enter into competition with or opposition against.
  incumbent Democrats are being challenged in the 29th district
  Example sentencesExamples
  Mr Hayes has challenged the introduction of competition at the expense of the British Post Office.
  So, on the question of a separate issue, I do say there was a separate issue here, the implications of the challenge to the planning system as a whole.
  He took a step towards me, brown eyes daring me to challenge him.
  Evelyn answered, crossing her arms across her chest, as if daring her mother to challenge her.
  The Competition Authority does not have the power to challenge state-restricted competition.
  He challenged calls from the opposition parties for a commission of inquiry to be instituted to probe his wife's appointment.
  Luna could feel a presence around Tiamat that dared people to challenge her.
  We glared at each other for a few more seconds, his silver eyes narrowed slightly, daring me to challenge him.
  Kids will be kids, and kids, as we know, constantly challenge the status quo.
  That move is being challenged by the Federal Opposition.
  The steely gaze is now fixed on that medal and the message is clear: challenge him if you dare.
  No one in the audience bothered, or dared, to challenge him.
  Flames licked out, consuming the spiritualists who dared to challenge God.
  He challenged the opposition, which failed to seize the opportunity that had been so long in coming.
  The group respected him because he was the leader, and none would ever dare to challenge him.
  Deadly with a rifle and lightening fast on the draw with a pistol, few dared challenge him.
  As a friend, she asks and presses him to answer the hard questions, directly engaging with one whose thoughts she finds interesting, challenging him to clarify his position.
  Marka's violet eyes glared at him, Simian's light brown ones flashed at her, daring her to challenge him again.
  As a Christian from an Asian background I challenge this position.
  In 1902, Saint-Pierre was also the bastion of a white supremacy whose power was being challenged by a populist opposition.
  Synonyms
  contend, vie, fight, battle, clash, tussle, grapple, wrestle, wrangle, jockey, wage war, cross swords, lock horns, go head to head
  rival, keep up with, keep pace with, compare with, be the equal of, match up to, match, be on a par with, be in the same class as, be in the same league as, come near to, come close to, touch, approach, approximate, emulate
2. 1.2 Make a rival claim to or threaten someone's hold on (a position)
  they were challenging his leadership
  Example sentencesExamples
  Once that title was won, no Bonaparte in Pakistan would dare to challenge him for the leadership mantle.
  Still, it seems that both teams have the capacity to challenge for honours this season.
  Right now, are Newcastle any nearer to challenging for the title than Liverpool?
  Fan is so far the only candidate and no one has yet emerged from the democratic camp to challenge the position she has held for the past seven years.
  Brighton boss Micky Adams believes a resurgent York City will be challenging for promotion next season.
  Today, as a fellow countryman challenges for the championship lead, he worries that the sport's decision to re-embrace computer aids could put drivers at risk in Monaco.
  A pioneer in liquid crystal displays, Sharp has seen its once-dominant position challenged by Taiwanese and Korean rivals.
  They are challenging for promotion and have a big, experienced squad.
  Since the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 Britain's Royal Navy had been the dominant fighting fleet in the world; now Germany was challenging this position.
  The latest find suggest the huge pythons might even challenge alligators' leading position in the food chain.
  By the time he left Cowdenbeath, the club were challenging for promotion.
  If all the pieces mesh nicely, they could challenge for the East title.
  Pat's are now in a strong position to challenge for league honours.
  On top of that Coulthard started winning races from the front and challenging Hakkinen's position within the team.
  He is now nicely poised to challenge for the top spot.
  The impressive and young Nurney team have not lost sight of the fact that they are one win away from getting themselves into a promotion challenging position.
  Well, no one was challenging my position so I would keep it until someone was ready to take my place.
  Kelly would be able to challenge for a starting spot at a position of need.
  "It will be a change challenging for the title rather than battling relegation".
  The Bulls were expected to challenge for a playoff spot but instead got blasted early this season.
3. 1.3with object and infinitive Invite (someone) to do something that one thinks will be difficult or impossible; dare.
  I challenged them to make up their own minds
  Example sentencesExamples
  When BBC Radio Gloucestershire first invited him onto the airwaves they challenged him to teach a novice how to use a computer - live on air and all within three hours!
  Its hardships and difficulties challenge us to look into our soul so that we can ask how deeply we are willing to trust God.
  You hear stories that challenge you to think harder about who you are.
  The boy who had challenged him to the dare, Narayan, came forward and offered him a bowl of rice wine. Dhan touched the chalice to his lips, and handed it back to Narayan.
  I had randomly approached him and had a little conversation with him due to a dare Riley had challenged me to.
  He challenges us to think hard about what is most ancient and contemporary about being Christian.
  And he challenged the opposition to compile a schedule of the expenditure they would propose and of the reductions they oppose.
  A total of 226 teams entered the competition, which challenged them to investigate all aspects of the horticultural industry.
  Holding a contest challenging clients to maintain their weight during the holidays can be extremely effective.
  They invite you and challenge you to live up to your own thoughts and insights.
  He had challenged himself to entering the Beton Tower and exploring it alone.
  I challenge the Opposition to give us one policy that tells New Zealanders it would change a single thing.
  ‘The difficult thing is challenging yourself to do something that you haven't done before,’ he says.
  Some might say he was challenging me to work harder for my own good.
  Later when a diplomatic stewardess refused him alcohol he got really indignant and challenged her to dare insinuate that he was over the limit.
  In the meantime, somebody please convince Better Homes and Gardens Magazine to hold a contest challenging people to build the best robot butler.
  We are challenged with a most difficult task, which is to uphold the law,’ he said.
  Two friends challenged a third to enter the graveyard in the middle of the night and to hammer a large nail into a well known grave.
  Eckhart really invites us and challenges us to keep learning, perhaps with him, or without him, he probably wouldn't worry if it was without him.
  The defacement competition challenges crackers to deface as many as 6,000 sites in the shortest time possible to win the contest.
4. 1.4 Test the abilities of.
  he needed something both to challenge his skills and to regain his crown as the king of the thriller
  Example sentencesExamples
  In these cases pupils are constantly challenged by the course and make good progress.
  The facts are that students become disengaged and are not challenged by the curriculum.
  To challenge yourself, do the balance poses on a plush carpet or on a wobble board.
  During the trading year, random events could spring up to challenge your ability to manage the business through such unforeseen situations.
  The rare breeds hatchery business has challenged them, Drowns says.
  Communication between defenders becomes more difficult and the concentration level of the defender is challenged.
  My directorial task is to challenge my company and myself.
  No strategy he could come up with would challenge him enough to spark interest.
  There are so many areas where you can challenge yourself and test your own limits.
  The people I see grow old with grace and inspiration are the people who keep challenging themselves.
  Synonyms
  test, tax, try
2Dispute the truth or validity of.
employees challenged the company's requirement
Example sentencesExamples
- Not until Malthus and Ricardo were Smith's optimistic assumptions seriously challenged.
- But his interpretation of the latest figures as solely attributable to his policies was challenged by the opposition and by the Irish Refugee Council.
- They challenge existing theories and accepted musical norms, always striving to keep a step ahead.
- In 1989 Maitland challenged the settlement, claiming that only a small salary disparity existed between men and women professors.
- At least one murder conviction is to be challenged on the basis of "flawed" fingerprint evidence.
- Anyway, it appears California's speed camera rules have been successfully challenged in court.
- Davis supporters had filed a lawsuit challenging the validity of some of the recall signatures.
- He said that either a Newton Hearing, in which the disputed evidence is challenged, or an agreed basis of plea needed to take place before he could proceed with the case.
- A similar care order secured on the child of another couple has been successfully challenged in the courts.
- With his teaching, Jesus challenges this position.
- He challenged existing theoretical propositions which he believed were only rationalization of current practices.
- One part is to challenge directly the notion that there is an obligation to carry out a war against disease.
- Many others before you have made the decision to openly challenge the legitimacy of my marriage.
- Both lawsuits challenge the constitutionality of holding immigration hearings in secrecy.
- By saying she doesn't remember she is tacitly accepting the truth by not challenging it.
- Fast-paced, relevant and worldly, it directly challenges Western notions about the universalizing effects of literature.
- For example, moving services from secondary to primary care challenges many deeply held assumptions about the role of specialists.
- Morrison completes her trilogy by confronting contemporary race and gender representations and challenging declarations of truth and law.
- Now no member state would openly challenge the legitimacy of the institution's role.
- The debate is strikingly one-sided; few civilian or military leaders have publicly challenged the fundamental assumptions of the critics.
Synonyms
question, disagree with, object to, take exception to, confront, dispute, take issue with, protest against, call into question
1. 2.1Law Object to (a jury member).
  Example sentencesExamples
  The parties to any jury trial may inspect a copy of the panel from which the jury in their trial will be chosen, in order to decide whether any should be challenged
  Since one is not allowed to select jurors, but only to challenge (deselect) them, traditional approaches to jury selection have focused on identification and challenge of undesirable jurors
  Defence Counsel may challenge two jury candidates and jurors will be asked if they have any connection with case or defendant.
2. 2.2 (of a sentry) call on (someone) for proof of identity.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Despite that, he was able to walk straight into the castle's Waterloo Chamber and was only challenged five minutes after entering the party as he ordered champagne at the bar.
  Sometimes a guard will challenge me and demand to see my pass.
  Harkishin was challenged by security guards when he approached the checkout on Sunday.
  They formed a circle around Zero and the guard who had challenged her.
  The security guard challenged him outside the building and the youngster gave himself up.
  He moved through the civilian sector without attracting attention and when he passed the gate area without being challenged by the guard he knew he was doing alright.
  I left the unit twice and walked back in without being challenged either time, entering in ways that didn't require much ingenuity.
  It's believe the attacker blew himself up after he was challenged by a security guard as he was trying to enter into the parking lot.
3Medicine
Expose (the immune system) to pathogenic organisms or antigens.
Example sentencesExamples
- It was first administered intranasally for 30 minutes to 1 hour before being antigenically challenged with ovalbumin.
- The animals were not challenged with antigen after sensitization as the aim was to study the biochemical changes due to sensitization alone.
- This suggests that these variables at least remain similarly ranked among individuals, despite the fact that the immune system was challenged by SRBC.
- Guinea pigs were challenged with either ovalbumin or saline once weekly, for 12 consecutive weeks.
- If the immune system was challenged with a large dose of virus or bacteria, then a large population of T cells was generated by the expansion phase.

Origin

Middle English (in the senses ‘accusation’ and ‘accuse’): from Old French chalenge (noun), chalenger (verb), from Latin calumnia ‘calumny’, calumniari ‘calumniate’.

单词	challenge
释义	Definition of challenge in English: challenge noun ˈtʃalɪn(d)ʒˈtʃæləndʒ 1A call to someone to participate in a competitive situation or fight to decide who is superior in terms of ability or strength. he accepted the challenge Example sentencesExamples Yet they gamely rose to the challenge, fighting the Tabs to the bitter end. John beat challenges from 399 other contestants to take the title by knocking seven Yorkshire puddings from their perch using a six-ounce black pudding. Rosa Parks challenged us to fight for our soul, and we accepted the challenge. She has to judge the strength of the challenge from the other crews and dictate the response of her own crew. Ian Fitzgerald returned to competitive action in a challenge against Roscommon last Sunday. I can still see that mighty frame of his winning crucial challenges in vital championship games. Let us assume for a second that I have decided to take the challenge. And, those in the treasury benches, far from going on the defensive, took up the challenge. A promising start for Ilkley in a season that will contain some very stern challenges and some easier contests. The Edinburgh side were quick to rise to the challenge and with their superior forward play they denied the Border men any more points in the first half. A diversity of masculine subjectivities is mobilized around and through Spike as he comes to terms with challenges to his power. On this occasion, he mistakenly believed that they would not meet his challenge by fighting. The Australian champion throws off the challenge of Pirrie, the Canadian youth, and just wins a great race. The obsession of kite flying can also be seen in competitive kite challenges. The 1993 election saw Prime Minister Keating fight a challenge from the new Liberal Leader Dr John Hewson. This time, they had decided, they would accept the challenge. The dream of gold or silver became a reality when they took up the challenge of a Mayo team with a strong tradition in the sport. Because of this idea of a competitive country, open to the biggest international challenges, I decided to be associated with the creation of A1 Team Portugal. Needless to say the Sri Lanka Air Force Cycling Club rode to easy victory in more than 20 races with rarely a challenge. But after three years of frantic knitting, they decided to end the challenge, despite reaching halfway. Synonyms dare, provocation summons 1.1 A task or situation that tests someone's abilities. the traverse of the ridge is a challenge for experienced climbers he took up the challenge of organizing a sports afternoon Example sentencesExamples There are only three people in the game at this point who are competitive at the challenges. Traditional concepts of security were woefully inadequate to meet the new challenges faced by humankind. Every day, the dozy dozen face a series of challenges and tasks designed to test the sleep-deprived. Meeting the pressing security challenges of the 21st century will require new ideas, initiatives, and energy. Good question - though he acknowledges that a seaside property of this one's age offers plenty of challenges in terms of repairs and renovation. My uncle took up the challenge and bolted out to the rescue. Julie gave a presentation on blogging as a social tool and the challenges in deciding what to blog, what to keep private, and what your online self really is. The novice traveler often must undergo tests or challenges, but the experienced holy person is familiar with the road and the terrain and encounters no such problems. The smallest gardens can present the biggest design challenges, but a professional designer can work picture-perfect magic. The opthalmologist Robert D' Amato took up the challenge of finding such a drug in the early 1990s. The main challenges facing agencies are a shortage of trucks and the poor condition of some roads. The wannabes leave their lives behind for two months and undergo tests, missions and challenges that are based on real spy training programmes. Pat said he coped with illness by treating it as a challenge, fighting for the one life he has and making the most of it. One of today's greatest challenges for young people working for change is to fight complacency. It was his brother, Matthew, an architect, who took up the challenge of linking the tiny stone school buildings and turning them into a home. One of peace activists' biggest challenges now may be deciding whether broadening their scope will dilute their public profile. Many brave souls took up the challenge, but only two could succeed. Hungry for a new challenge, he fought his way through ‘God Save the Queen’. I decided to take a challenge and registered myself for a spring session offering of introductory Latin. He ran the Great North Run last year and took up the challenge of the marathon. Synonyms problem, difficult task, test, trial trouble, bother, obstacle 1.2 An attempt to win a contest or championship in a sport. he is desperate for a third world title challenge Example sentencesExamples Backup Gus's poor performance showed he wasn't up to the playoff challenge. Will fixture congestion caused by The Champions League weaken their league challenge? Would Truman State withstand a stiff challenge from rival Drury to win a fifth consecutive team title? We need teams like Leeds to make a challenge for the premiership title so we don't see the old same teams winning it year after year Manchester United have won through November in a manner that should presage a championship challenge. Unfortunately, Montoya learnt that too late to save his championship challenge for 2003. He gave him the stiffest challenge for the title, and he was in fact the only player to remain uneaten till the end. Although he continued to box, he was unsuccessful in subsequent world title challenges, including one against Evander Holyfield in 1992. Gomersal took advantage of Idle's week off to continue their challenge for the secondary title. They'll come second, but should really be staking a claim for a championship challenge. Bellamy's pace and skill refreshed a somewhat ageing Newcastle side - their title challenge faltered when he was injured. He is looking to steer his new found sensation into the international fold and a possible challenge for a world title next year. Last season, Leeds made a realistic challenge for the premiership title, this season they are even better! Heworth, who were champions in 1998, may mount a realistic challenge in a championship race. This is after all the biggest club in the Second City and yet it's 12 years since the team managed a decent challenge for the title. Hatton stresses that he is not looking beyond Rios, who has never been stopped and has twice lost in challenges for world lightweight titles. Trojans turned in a competent performance to brush aside a youthful Northallerton side and keep their title challenge on course. Chelsea seemed a solid defensive unit who might grind their way towards a Championship challenge. They do not have the depth in squad required to proceed in Europe, and at the same time mount anything like a serious challenge on the domestic title at home. It was a nice win and one that we needed if we are to mount a challenge for the play-offs. 2A call to prove or justify something. a challenge to the legality of the banning order Example sentencesExamples There is no serious challenge to the material portions of Larry's evidence. Has there ever been a head-on challenge to the constitutional validity of courts martial in Australia? There has never been any challenge to the correctness of the directions in relation to murder, either in this Court or below. But the new human rights era in English law also poses a more fundamental challenge to basic doctrines of tort law and procedure. At trial there was no challenge to the dating of any of the documents. So for those reasons, in our submission, no challenge to our entitlement to compensation has force. The manner of resolution of it is one that has been cut off at the pass, as it were, because of the challenge to jurisdiction. It is the statute which produces the results complained of and there is no challenge to the statute itself. I note, as well, there was no challenge to the disbursements which, in my view, were reasonable. Last week the Victorian Supreme Court rejected a challenge to State legislation known as the Farm Dams Act. But it cannot be elevated into a disguised challenge to the validity of the enforcement notice itself. It does put us in a difficult position if in a sense the submissions are going to a de facto challenge to the fiat. Do I correctly understand that there is no challenge to the validity of the Sex Discrimination Act? In order to meet some aspects of the challenge to validity the claimants apply to amend the patent in suit to limit the size of the class of compounds claimed. There is no challenge to the findings of the fact and the appropriate findings are contained in the relevant decision. If so, an alliance of parliamentary opponents will mount a court challenge on grounds of human rights. It does so for the obvious reason that if there is to be a challenge to the jurisdiction it should be made without delay and before substantial costs are incurred. There was no challenge to Mr Marsh's account of that lunch. Crane's challenge to the Kansas statute, however, rests on a flawed assumption about the law. I was thinking by way of challenge to the witnesses who were involved in the theft of the vehicle. Preliminary rulings are important as a method of indirect challenge to the legality of Community action. The prospect of a legal challenge to the Bluestone planning decision is proving a barrier in the minds of prospective job applicants. Before the court now is the claimant's challenge to both limbs of that decision. There has been no challenge to the filing of the defence, your Honour. There has been no challenge to her credibility as a witness, or to her professional competence. There is no challenge to this as an accurate record of the way in which the plaintiff mounted the claim for damages. In paragraph 3 the Tribunal found the facts and there is no challenge to the facts as set out in that paragraph. Nevertheless, a challenge to the validity of the derogation would certainly be possible. Another matter of challenge to his Honour's sentence is the fixing of the non-parole period. As Kerry preens as a hero, Swift Boat Veterans for Truth's challenge to his medals is not being heard. The Supreme Court rejected a challenge to one of those statutes. There is no challenge to that conclusion in the respondent's notice. The experience and knowledge generated proved significant in the longer term for mounting legal challenges to apartheid legislation. There was no challenge to that finding in the Full Federal Court. Those issues do arise in Courts of Criminal Appeal, of course, in challenge to the conviction. Last September Mr Justice Pitchford rejected their judicial review challenge to the Home Office's stance. What is the process for any curial challenge to a ruling not to exercise that exculpatory power? If the decision is quashed and does not exist, there is no challenge to an existing decision. Was there any challenge to the proposition that her fingerprints were on that spray? Any challenge to the jurisdiction should be pursued before the Commercial Court judge. Synonyms confrontation with, dispute with, stand against, test of, opposition, disagreement with questioning of, defiance, ultimatum 2.1 A guard's call for a password or other proof of identity. I heard the challenge ‘Who goes there?’ Example sentencesExamples Immediately the sentry shouted a challenge to the gunman who responded by raising his weapon to fire at the sentry. Partisan poll workers have been accused of intimidating voters with photographs, heckling, and by challenges to their identity and qualifications. The challenge must be made at a distance sufficient to prevent your being rushed by the person being challenged. In order to proceed further, you must answer the sentry's challenge by entering the countersign 2.2Law An objection regarding the eligibility or suitability of a jury member. Example sentencesExamples The coroner in charge of the inquest is facing a legal challenge to his decision to appoint 12 royal courtiers to the jury Either party may challenge any juror either for cause or peremptorily and each party shall have three peremptory challenges. In mounting such a challenge, an attorney argues that based on a person's answers to the lawyer's or the judge's questions, that person has proved himself incapable of carrying out his responsibilities as a juror. Members of a jury should be selected at random from the panel, subject to any rule of law as to right of challenge by the defence Most of the hearing time was actually occupied by challenges to the jury, as it were, the panel of military officers that are going to hear the case. 3Medicine mass noun Exposure of the immune system to pathogenic organisms or antigens. recently vaccinated calves should be protected from challenge Example sentencesExamples All of them have been reported to induce antibodies in mice and provide full or partial protection from live virus challenge. The effect of M. habana vaccination on protection against challenge with M. tuberculosis was evaluated. Environmental allergens are an important cause of asthma and can be studied in the laboratory by allergen inhalation challenge. Both mediators were elevated in patients with asthma after allergen challenge. Acute antigen challenge of the airways can lead to rapid edema and appearance of plasma proteins in the airways. verb ˈtʃalɪn(d)ʒˈtʃæləndʒ [with object] 1Dispute the truth or validity of. it is possible to challenge the report's assumptions Example sentencesExamples Many others before you have made the decision to openly challenge the legitimacy of my marriage. He challenged existing theoretical propositions which he believed were only rationalization of current practices. At least one murder conviction is to be challenged on the basis of "flawed" fingerprint evidence. But his interpretation of the latest figures as solely attributable to his policies was challenged by the opposition and by the Irish Refugee Council. Davis supporters had filed a lawsuit challenging the validity of some of the recall signatures. By saying she doesn't remember she is tacitly accepting the truth by not challenging it. The debate is strikingly one-sided; few civilian or military leaders have publicly challenged the fundamental assumptions of the critics. They challenge existing theories and accepted musical norms, always striving to keep a step ahead. For example, moving services from secondary to primary care challenges many deeply held assumptions about the role of specialists. Anyway, it appears California's speed camera rules have been successfully challenged in court. He said that either a Newton Hearing, in which the disputed evidence is challenged, or an agreed basis of plea needed to take place before he could proceed with the case. Fast-paced, relevant and worldly, it directly challenges Western notions about the universalizing effects of literature. Now no member state would openly challenge the legitimacy of the institution's role. Both lawsuits challenge the constitutionality of holding immigration hearings in secrecy. In 1989 Maitland challenged the settlement, claiming that only a small salary disparity existed between men and women professors. Not until Malthus and Ricardo were Smith's optimistic assumptions seriously challenged. One part is to challenge directly the notion that there is an obligation to carry out a war against disease. Morrison completes her trilogy by confronting contemporary race and gender representations and challenging declarations of truth and law. With his teaching, Jesus challenges this position. A similar care order secured on the child of another couple has been successfully challenged in the courts. Synonyms question, disagree with, object to, take exception to, confront, dispute, take issue with, protest against, call into question demur about/against, dissent from, be a dissenter from 1.1Law Object to (a jury member) a certain number of jurors may be challenged Example sentencesExamples The parties to any jury trial may inspect a copy of the panel from which the jury in their trial will be chosen, in order to decide whether any should be challenged Since one is not allowed to select jurors, but only to challenge (deselect) them, traditional approaches to jury selection have focused on identification and challenge of undesirable jurors Defence Counsel may challenge two jury candidates and jurors will be asked if they have any connection with case or defendant. 1.2 (of a guard) order (someone) to prove their identity. the watchman did not challenge him Example sentencesExamples I left the unit twice and walked back in without being challenged either time, entering in ways that didn't require much ingenuity. Harkishin was challenged by security guards when he approached the checkout on Sunday. Sometimes a guard will challenge me and demand to see my pass. The security guard challenged him outside the building and the youngster gave himself up. He moved through the civilian sector without attracting attention and when he passed the gate area without being challenged by the guard he knew he was doing alright. They formed a circle around Zero and the guard who had challenged her. It's believe the attacker blew himself up after he was challenged by a security guard as he was trying to enter into the parking lot. Despite that, he was able to walk straight into the castle's Waterloo Chamber and was only challenged five minutes after entering the party as he ordered champagne at the bar. 2Invite (someone) to engage in a contest. he challenged one of my men to a duel organizations challenged the government in by-elections Example sentencesExamples The next day, Sean was challenged to a duel. One thing leads to another and the commanding general challenges the soldier to a push-up contest. Galois was challenged to a duel on 29th May 1832. That'll teach him to challenge me to a food eating contest again. Colton still stood there holding the sword as if daring any thief to challenge him. Playboy model Kiana Tom challenged him to a front double-biceps contest - Hayden prevailed. Gollum challenges him to a riddle contest, and Bilbo wins. Onion picklers are being challenged to enter their delicacies in a competition run by the Five Bells pub, in Wood Street. Laodamas encourages him to join the contest and Odysseus asks them why they want to challenge him. And then he is challenged to a duel by the local thug. If anyone ever challenges you to an egg eating contest, don't back down. After learning a few letters, he then challenges the white boys to a writing contest. Last week a man saw me lifting by myself and challenged me to a contest. Convention, as expected, provided just one contest with Clashmore's Timmy O'Keeffe challenging outgoing secretary Seamas Grant. I want to go around the country challenging people to eating contests! Before she would agree to marry her suitor, she challenged him to several contests and always won. With a sneer she finished and straightened up, adopting an air that dared me to challenge her. The contest challenged children to describe what they do before bed each night to help them get a good night's sleep - and why. During the shooting sessions on their Saturday practice, another Raptor teammate challenged him to a three-point shooting contest. He was kissing her bottom lip and suddenly his tongue was slowly touching hers, daring her, challenging her to duel with him. Synonyms dare, summon, invite, bid, throw down the gauntlet to, defy someone to do something 2.1 Enter into competition with or opposition against. Example sentencesExamples The Competition Authority does not have the power to challenge state-restricted competition. He took a step towards me, brown eyes daring me to challenge him. Luna could feel a presence around Tiamat that dared people to challenge her. We glared at each other for a few more seconds, his silver eyes narrowed slightly, daring me to challenge him. Deadly with a rifle and lightening fast on the draw with a pistol, few dared challenge him. That move is being challenged by the Federal Opposition. The group respected him because he was the leader, and none would ever dare to challenge him. Evelyn answered, crossing her arms across her chest, as if daring her mother to challenge her. So, on the question of a separate issue, I do say there was a separate issue here, the implications of the challenge to the planning system as a whole. No one in the audience bothered, or dared, to challenge him. As a Christian from an Asian background I challenge this position. He challenged calls from the opposition parties for a commission of inquiry to be instituted to probe his wife's appointment. Kids will be kids, and kids, as we know, constantly challenge the status quo. He challenged the opposition, which failed to seize the opportunity that had been so long in coming. Mr Hayes has challenged the introduction of competition at the expense of the British Post Office. The steely gaze is now fixed on that medal and the message is clear: challenge him if you dare. In 1902, Saint-Pierre was also the bastion of a white supremacy whose power was being challenged by a populist opposition. Marka's violet eyes glared at him, Simian's light brown ones flashed at her, daring her to challenge him again. As a friend, she asks and presses him to answer the hard questions, directly engaging with one whose thoughts she finds interesting, challenging him to clarify his position. Flames licked out, consuming the spiritualists who dared to challenge God. Synonyms contend, vie, fight, battle, clash, tussle, grapple, wrestle, wrangle, jockey, wage war, cross swords, lock horns, go head to head rival, keep up with, keep pace with, compare with, be the equal of, match up to, match, be on a par with, be in the same class as, be in the same league as, come near to, come close to, touch, approach, approximate, emulate 2.2 Make a rival claim to or threaten someone's hold on (a position) they were challenging his leadership Example sentencesExamples Today, as a fellow countryman challenges for the championship lead, he worries that the sport's decision to re-embrace computer aids could put drivers at risk in Monaco. The Bulls were expected to challenge for a playoff spot but instead got blasted early this season. Right now, are Newcastle any nearer to challenging for the title than Liverpool? Pat's are now in a strong position to challenge for league honours. If all the pieces mesh nicely, they could challenge for the East title. Once that title was won, no Bonaparte in Pakistan would dare to challenge him for the leadership mantle. Kelly would be able to challenge for a starting spot at a position of need. The impressive and young Nurney team have not lost sight of the fact that they are one win away from getting themselves into a promotion challenging position. The latest find suggest the huge pythons might even challenge alligators' leading position in the food chain. Well, no one was challenging my position so I would keep it until someone was ready to take my place. He is now nicely poised to challenge for the top spot. "It will be a change challenging for the title rather than battling relegation". By the time he left Cowdenbeath, the club were challenging for promotion. They are challenging for promotion and have a big, experienced squad. A pioneer in liquid crystal displays, Sharp has seen its once-dominant position challenged by Taiwanese and Korean rivals. Brighton boss Micky Adams believes a resurgent York City will be challenging for promotion next season. Since the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 Britain's Royal Navy had been the dominant fighting fleet in the world; now Germany was challenging this position. Still, it seems that both teams have the capacity to challenge for honours this season. On top of that Coulthard started winning races from the front and challenging Hakkinen's position within the team. Fan is so far the only candidate and no one has yet emerged from the democratic camp to challenge the position she has held for the past seven years. 2.3with object and infinitive Invite (someone) to do or say something that one thinks will be difficult or impossible. I challenge the Minister to deny these accusations Example sentencesExamples He challenges us to think hard about what is most ancient and contemporary about being Christian. Its hardships and difficulties challenge us to look into our soul so that we can ask how deeply we are willing to trust God. I had randomly approached him and had a little conversation with him due to a dare Riley had challenged me to. A total of 226 teams entered the competition, which challenged them to investigate all aspects of the horticultural industry. Eckhart really invites us and challenges us to keep learning, perhaps with him, or without him, he probably wouldn't worry if it was without him. They invite you and challenge you to live up to your own thoughts and insights. Holding a contest challenging clients to maintain their weight during the holidays can be extremely effective. In the meantime, somebody please convince Better Homes and Gardens Magazine to hold a contest challenging people to build the best robot butler. Two friends challenged a third to enter the graveyard in the middle of the night and to hammer a large nail into a well known grave. He had challenged himself to entering the Beton Tower and exploring it alone. The defacement competition challenges crackers to deface as many as 6,000 sites in the shortest time possible to win the contest. ‘The difficult thing is challenging yourself to do something that you haven't done before,’ he says. And he challenged the opposition to compile a schedule of the expenditure they would propose and of the reductions they oppose. Some might say he was challenging me to work harder for my own good. The boy who had challenged him to the dare, Narayan, came forward and offered him a bowl of rice wine. Dhan touched the chalice to his lips, and handed it back to Narayan. Later when a diplomatic stewardess refused him alcohol he got really indignant and challenged her to dare insinuate that he was over the limit. When BBC Radio Gloucestershire first invited him onto the airwaves they challenged him to teach a novice how to use a computer - live on air and all within three hours! We are challenged with a most difficult task, which is to uphold the law,’ he said. You hear stories that challenge you to think harder about who you are. I challenge the Opposition to give us one policy that tells New Zealanders it would change a single thing. 2.4 Make demands on; prove testing to. a new way of life that would challenge them Example sentencesExamples During the trading year, random events could spring up to challenge your ability to manage the business through such unforeseen situations. The rare breeds hatchery business has challenged them, Drowns says. The people I see grow old with grace and inspiration are the people who keep challenging themselves. To challenge yourself, do the balance poses on a plush carpet or on a wobble board. Communication between defenders becomes more difficult and the concentration level of the defender is challenged. No strategy he could come up with would challenge him enough to spark interest. The facts are that students become disengaged and are not challenged by the curriculum. In these cases pupils are constantly challenged by the course and make good progress. My directorial task is to challenge my company and myself. There are so many areas where you can challenge yourself and test your own limits. Synonyms test, tax, try strain, make demands on, weary, wear out, drain, sap stretch, stimulate, arouse, inspire, excite, spur on 3Medicine Expose (the immune system) to pathogenic organisms or antigens. Example sentencesExamples The animals were not challenged with antigen after sensitization as the aim was to study the biochemical changes due to sensitization alone. Guinea pigs were challenged with either ovalbumin or saline once weekly, for 12 consecutive weeks. If the immune system was challenged with a large dose of virus or bacteria, then a large population of T cells was generated by the expansion phase. This suggests that these variables at least remain similarly ranked among individuals, despite the fact that the immune system was challenged by SRBC. It was first administered intranasally for 30 minutes to 1 hour before being antigenically challenged with ovalbumin. Derivatives challengeable adjective ˈtʃalɪndʒəb(ə)lˈtʃæləndʒəb(ə)l He said: ‘Regardless of whether it is challengeable or not, it undermines the whole democratic process.’ Example sentencesExamples Write anything that's challengeable and it will be challenged, sometimes within seconds of it being posted. Potentially the list is challengeable under Human Rights legislation because people have the right to be presumed innocent unless proven guilty. ‘I don't believe that's a challengeable play, but I am going to check,’ Blum said, a statement that had to make league officials choke a little on their lobster bisque. Are you being advised that these particular patents are challengeable? Origin Middle English (in the senses 'accusation' and 'accuse'): from Old French chalenge (noun), chalenger (verb), from Latin calumnia 'calumny', calumniari 'calumniate'. Challenge was first recorded in the senses ‘an accusation’ and ‘to accuse’. The Latin base is calumnia ‘false accusation’, which also gave calumny (mid 16th century) ‘a false statement damaging someone's reputation’ in late Middle English. Definition of challenge in US English: challenge nounˈtʃæləndʒˈCHalənj 1A call to take part in a contest or competition, especially a duel. he accepted the challenge Example sentencesExamples She has to judge the strength of the challenge from the other crews and dictate the response of her own crew. Rosa Parks challenged us to fight for our soul, and we accepted the challenge. The Australian champion throws off the challenge of Pirrie, the Canadian youth, and just wins a great race. The obsession of kite flying can also be seen in competitive kite challenges. Let us assume for a second that I have decided to take the challenge. And, those in the treasury benches, far from going on the defensive, took up the challenge. On this occasion, he mistakenly believed that they would not meet his challenge by fighting. Because of this idea of a competitive country, open to the biggest international challenges, I decided to be associated with the creation of A1 Team Portugal. John beat challenges from 399 other contestants to take the title by knocking seven Yorkshire puddings from their perch using a six-ounce black pudding. Ian Fitzgerald returned to competitive action in a challenge against Roscommon last Sunday. The 1993 election saw Prime Minister Keating fight a challenge from the new Liberal Leader Dr John Hewson. Needless to say the Sri Lanka Air Force Cycling Club rode to easy victory in more than 20 races with rarely a challenge. I can still see that mighty frame of his winning crucial challenges in vital championship games. A diversity of masculine subjectivities is mobilized around and through Spike as he comes to terms with challenges to his power. The dream of gold or silver became a reality when they took up the challenge of a Mayo team with a strong tradition in the sport. Yet they gamely rose to the challenge, fighting the Tabs to the bitter end. A promising start for Ilkley in a season that will contain some very stern challenges and some easier contests. This time, they had decided, they would accept the challenge. But after three years of frantic knitting, they decided to end the challenge, despite reaching halfway. The Edinburgh side were quick to rise to the challenge and with their superior forward play they denied the Border men any more points in the first half. Synonyms dare, provocation 1.1 A task or situation that tests someone's abilities. the ridge is a challenge for experienced climbers Example sentencesExamples The smallest gardens can present the biggest design challenges, but a professional designer can work picture-perfect magic. One of today's greatest challenges for young people working for change is to fight complacency. Pat said he coped with illness by treating it as a challenge, fighting for the one life he has and making the most of it. Traditional concepts of security were woefully inadequate to meet the new challenges faced by humankind. Every day, the dozy dozen face a series of challenges and tasks designed to test the sleep-deprived. There are only three people in the game at this point who are competitive at the challenges. The novice traveler often must undergo tests or challenges, but the experienced holy person is familiar with the road and the terrain and encounters no such problems. My uncle took up the challenge and bolted out to the rescue. It was his brother, Matthew, an architect, who took up the challenge of linking the tiny stone school buildings and turning them into a home. The wannabes leave their lives behind for two months and undergo tests, missions and challenges that are based on real spy training programmes. Good question - though he acknowledges that a seaside property of this one's age offers plenty of challenges in terms of repairs and renovation. Meeting the pressing security challenges of the 21st century will require new ideas, initiatives, and energy. Hungry for a new challenge, he fought his way through ‘God Save the Queen’. Many brave souls took up the challenge, but only two could succeed. One of peace activists' biggest challenges now may be deciding whether broadening their scope will dilute their public profile. The opthalmologist Robert D' Amato took up the challenge of finding such a drug in the early 1990s. I decided to take a challenge and registered myself for a spring session offering of introductory Latin. He ran the Great North Run last year and took up the challenge of the marathon. Julie gave a presentation on blogging as a social tool and the challenges in deciding what to blog, what to keep private, and what your online self really is. The main challenges facing agencies are a shortage of trucks and the poor condition of some roads. Synonyms problem, difficult task, test, trial 1.2 An attempt to win a contest or championship in a sport. a world title challenge Example sentencesExamples Manchester United have won through November in a manner that should presage a championship challenge. Last season, Leeds made a realistic challenge for the premiership title, this season they are even better! Gomersal took advantage of Idle's week off to continue their challenge for the secondary title. Chelsea seemed a solid defensive unit who might grind their way towards a Championship challenge. Backup Gus's poor performance showed he wasn't up to the playoff challenge. Heworth, who were champions in 1998, may mount a realistic challenge in a championship race. Unfortunately, Montoya learnt that too late to save his championship challenge for 2003. We need teams like Leeds to make a challenge for the premiership title so we don't see the old same teams winning it year after year They do not have the depth in squad required to proceed in Europe, and at the same time mount anything like a serious challenge on the domestic title at home. Trojans turned in a competent performance to brush aside a youthful Northallerton side and keep their title challenge on course. He is looking to steer his new found sensation into the international fold and a possible challenge for a world title next year. Would Truman State withstand a stiff challenge from rival Drury to win a fifth consecutive team title? He gave him the stiffest challenge for the title, and he was in fact the only player to remain uneaten till the end. Bellamy's pace and skill refreshed a somewhat ageing Newcastle side - their title challenge faltered when he was injured. It was a nice win and one that we needed if we are to mount a challenge for the play-offs. Although he continued to box, he was unsuccessful in subsequent world title challenges, including one against Evander Holyfield in 1992. They'll come second, but should really be staking a claim for a championship challenge. Hatton stresses that he is not looking beyond Rios, who has never been stopped and has twice lost in challenges for world lightweight titles. This is after all the biggest club in the Second City and yet it's 12 years since the team managed a decent challenge for the title. Will fixture congestion caused by The Champions League weaken their league challenge? 2An objection or query as to the truth of something, often with an implicit demand for proof. a challenge to the legality of the order Example sentencesExamples In order to meet some aspects of the challenge to validity the claimants apply to amend the patent in suit to limit the size of the class of compounds claimed. Last September Mr Justice Pitchford rejected their judicial review challenge to the Home Office's stance. Was there any challenge to the proposition that her fingerprints were on that spray? There is no challenge to this as an accurate record of the way in which the plaintiff mounted the claim for damages. I note, as well, there was no challenge to the disbursements which, in my view, were reasonable. Last week the Victorian Supreme Court rejected a challenge to State legislation known as the Farm Dams Act. There is no challenge to the findings of the fact and the appropriate findings are contained in the relevant decision. Any challenge to the jurisdiction should be pursued before the Commercial Court judge. There was no challenge to Mr Marsh's account of that lunch. I was thinking by way of challenge to the witnesses who were involved in the theft of the vehicle. There has never been any challenge to the correctness of the directions in relation to murder, either in this Court or below. There is no serious challenge to the material portions of Larry's evidence. It does put us in a difficult position if in a sense the submissions are going to a de facto challenge to the fiat. There has been no challenge to the filing of the defence, your Honour. As Kerry preens as a hero, Swift Boat Veterans for Truth's challenge to his medals is not being heard. So for those reasons, in our submission, no challenge to our entitlement to compensation has force. The experience and knowledge generated proved significant in the longer term for mounting legal challenges to apartheid legislation. Before the court now is the claimant's challenge to both limbs of that decision. There has been no challenge to her credibility as a witness, or to her professional competence. Do I correctly understand that there is no challenge to the validity of the Sex Discrimination Act? What is the process for any curial challenge to a ruling not to exercise that exculpatory power? Nevertheless, a challenge to the validity of the derogation would certainly be possible. Has there ever been a head-on challenge to the constitutional validity of courts martial in Australia? The prospect of a legal challenge to the Bluestone planning decision is proving a barrier in the minds of prospective job applicants. If so, an alliance of parliamentary opponents will mount a court challenge on grounds of human rights. If the decision is quashed and does not exist, there is no challenge to an existing decision. There was no challenge to that finding in the Full Federal Court. In paragraph 3 the Tribunal found the facts and there is no challenge to the facts as set out in that paragraph. Crane's challenge to the Kansas statute, however, rests on a flawed assumption about the law. The Supreme Court rejected a challenge to one of those statutes. Another matter of challenge to his Honour's sentence is the fixing of the non-parole period. The manner of resolution of it is one that has been cut off at the pass, as it were, because of the challenge to jurisdiction. Preliminary rulings are important as a method of indirect challenge to the legality of Community action. There is no challenge to that conclusion in the respondent's notice. At trial there was no challenge to the dating of any of the documents. But it cannot be elevated into a disguised challenge to the validity of the enforcement notice itself. It does so for the obvious reason that if there is to be a challenge to the jurisdiction it should be made without delay and before substantial costs are incurred. Those issues do arise in Courts of Criminal Appeal, of course, in challenge to the conviction. But the new human rights era in English law also poses a more fundamental challenge to basic doctrines of tort law and procedure. It is the statute which produces the results complained of and there is no challenge to the statute itself. Synonyms confrontation with, dispute with, stand against, test of, opposition, disagreement with 2.1 A sentry's call for a password or other proof of identity. Example sentencesExamples Partisan poll workers have been accused of intimidating voters with photographs, heckling, and by challenges to their identity and qualifications. In order to proceed further, you must answer the sentry's challenge by entering the countersign The challenge must be made at a distance sufficient to prevent your being rushed by the person being challenged. Immediately the sentry shouted a challenge to the gunman who responded by raising his weapon to fire at the sentry. 2.2Law An objection regarding the eligibility or suitability of a jury member. Example sentencesExamples In mounting such a challenge, an attorney argues that based on a person's answers to the lawyer's or the judge's questions, that person has proved himself incapable of carrying out his responsibilities as a juror. Either party may challenge any juror either for cause or peremptorily and each party shall have three peremptory challenges. Most of the hearing time was actually occupied by challenges to the jury, as it were, the panel of military officers that are going to hear the case. Members of a jury should be selected at random from the panel, subject to any rule of law as to right of challenge by the defence The coroner in charge of the inquest is facing a legal challenge to his decision to appoint 12 royal courtiers to the jury 3Medicine Exposure of the immune system to pathogenic organisms or antigens. recently vaccinated calves should be protected from challenge Example sentencesExamples The effect of M. habana vaccination on protection against challenge with M. tuberculosis was evaluated. Both mediators were elevated in patients with asthma after allergen challenge. Acute antigen challenge of the airways can lead to rapid edema and appearance of plasma proteins in the airways. All of them have been reported to induce antibodies in mice and provide full or partial protection from live virus challenge. Environmental allergens are an important cause of asthma and can be studied in the laboratory by allergen inhalation challenge. verbˈtʃæləndʒˈCHalənj [with object] 1Invite (someone) to engage in a contest. he challenged one of my men to a duel Example sentencesExamples With a sneer she finished and straightened up, adopting an air that dared me to challenge her. I want to go around the country challenging people to eating contests! The contest challenged children to describe what they do before bed each night to help them get a good night's sleep - and why. Laodamas encourages him to join the contest and Odysseus asks them why they want to challenge him. Onion picklers are being challenged to enter their delicacies in a competition run by the Five Bells pub, in Wood Street. That'll teach him to challenge me to a food eating contest again. If anyone ever challenges you to an egg eating contest, don't back down. He was kissing her bottom lip and suddenly his tongue was slowly touching hers, daring her, challenging her to duel with him. Last week a man saw me lifting by myself and challenged me to a contest. The next day, Sean was challenged to a duel. And then he is challenged to a duel by the local thug. Gollum challenges him to a riddle contest, and Bilbo wins. One thing leads to another and the commanding general challenges the soldier to a push-up contest. Galois was challenged to a duel on 29th May 1832. Playboy model Kiana Tom challenged him to a front double-biceps contest - Hayden prevailed. Convention, as expected, provided just one contest with Clashmore's Timmy O'Keeffe challenging outgoing secretary Seamas Grant. Colton still stood there holding the sword as if daring any thief to challenge him. During the shooting sessions on their Saturday practice, another Raptor teammate challenged him to a three-point shooting contest. Before she would agree to marry her suitor, she challenged him to several contests and always won. After learning a few letters, he then challenges the white boys to a writing contest. Synonyms dare, summon, invite, bid, throw down the gauntlet to, defy someone to do something 1.1 Enter into competition with or opposition against. incumbent Democrats are being challenged in the 29th district Example sentencesExamples Mr Hayes has challenged the introduction of competition at the expense of the British Post Office. So, on the question of a separate issue, I do say there was a separate issue here, the implications of the challenge to the planning system as a whole. He took a step towards me, brown eyes daring me to challenge him. Evelyn answered, crossing her arms across her chest, as if daring her mother to challenge her. The Competition Authority does not have the power to challenge state-restricted competition. He challenged calls from the opposition parties for a commission of inquiry to be instituted to probe his wife's appointment. Luna could feel a presence around Tiamat that dared people to challenge her. We glared at each other for a few more seconds, his silver eyes narrowed slightly, daring me to challenge him. Kids will be kids, and kids, as we know, constantly challenge the status quo. That move is being challenged by the Federal Opposition. The steely gaze is now fixed on that medal and the message is clear: challenge him if you dare. No one in the audience bothered, or dared, to challenge him. Flames licked out, consuming the spiritualists who dared to challenge God. He challenged the opposition, which failed to seize the opportunity that had been so long in coming. The group respected him because he was the leader, and none would ever dare to challenge him. Deadly with a rifle and lightening fast on the draw with a pistol, few dared challenge him. As a friend, she asks and presses him to answer the hard questions, directly engaging with one whose thoughts she finds interesting, challenging him to clarify his position. Marka's violet eyes glared at him, Simian's light brown ones flashed at her, daring her to challenge him again. As a Christian from an Asian background I challenge this position. In 1902, Saint-Pierre was also the bastion of a white supremacy whose power was being challenged by a populist opposition. Synonyms contend, vie, fight, battle, clash, tussle, grapple, wrestle, wrangle, jockey, wage war, cross swords, lock horns, go head to head rival, keep up with, keep pace with, compare with, be the equal of, match up to, match, be on a par with, be in the same class as, be in the same league as, come near to, come close to, touch, approach, approximate, emulate 1.2 Make a rival claim to or threaten someone's hold on (a position) they were challenging his leadership Example sentencesExamples Once that title was won, no Bonaparte in Pakistan would dare to challenge him for the leadership mantle. Still, it seems that both teams have the capacity to challenge for honours this season. Right now, are Newcastle any nearer to challenging for the title than Liverpool? Fan is so far the only candidate and no one has yet emerged from the democratic camp to challenge the position she has held for the past seven years. Brighton boss Micky Adams believes a resurgent York City will be challenging for promotion next season. Today, as a fellow countryman challenges for the championship lead, he worries that the sport's decision to re-embrace computer aids could put drivers at risk in Monaco. A pioneer in liquid crystal displays, Sharp has seen its once-dominant position challenged by Taiwanese and Korean rivals. They are challenging for promotion and have a big, experienced squad. Since the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 Britain's Royal Navy had been the dominant fighting fleet in the world; now Germany was challenging this position. The latest find suggest the huge pythons might even challenge alligators' leading position in the food chain. By the time he left Cowdenbeath, the club were challenging for promotion. If all the pieces mesh nicely, they could challenge for the East title. Pat's are now in a strong position to challenge for league honours. On top of that Coulthard started winning races from the front and challenging Hakkinen's position within the team. He is now nicely poised to challenge for the top spot. The impressive and young Nurney team have not lost sight of the fact that they are one win away from getting themselves into a promotion challenging position. Well, no one was challenging my position so I would keep it until someone was ready to take my place. Kelly would be able to challenge for a starting spot at a position of need. "It will be a change challenging for the title rather than battling relegation". The Bulls were expected to challenge for a playoff spot but instead got blasted early this season. 1.3with object and infinitive Invite (someone) to do something that one thinks will be difficult or impossible; dare. I challenged them to make up their own minds Example sentencesExamples When BBC Radio Gloucestershire first invited him onto the airwaves they challenged him to teach a novice how to use a computer - live on air and all within three hours! Its hardships and difficulties challenge us to look into our soul so that we can ask how deeply we are willing to trust God. You hear stories that challenge you to think harder about who you are. The boy who had challenged him to the dare, Narayan, came forward and offered him a bowl of rice wine. Dhan touched the chalice to his lips, and handed it back to Narayan. I had randomly approached him and had a little conversation with him due to a dare Riley had challenged me to. He challenges us to think hard about what is most ancient and contemporary about being Christian. And he challenged the opposition to compile a schedule of the expenditure they would propose and of the reductions they oppose. A total of 226 teams entered the competition, which challenged them to investigate all aspects of the horticultural industry. Holding a contest challenging clients to maintain their weight during the holidays can be extremely effective. They invite you and challenge you to live up to your own thoughts and insights. He had challenged himself to entering the Beton Tower and exploring it alone. I challenge the Opposition to give us one policy that tells New Zealanders it would change a single thing. ‘The difficult thing is challenging yourself to do something that you haven't done before,’ he says. Some might say he was challenging me to work harder for my own good. Later when a diplomatic stewardess refused him alcohol he got really indignant and challenged her to dare insinuate that he was over the limit. In the meantime, somebody please convince Better Homes and Gardens Magazine to hold a contest challenging people to build the best robot butler. We are challenged with a most difficult task, which is to uphold the law,’ he said. Two friends challenged a third to enter the graveyard in the middle of the night and to hammer a large nail into a well known grave. Eckhart really invites us and challenges us to keep learning, perhaps with him, or without him, he probably wouldn't worry if it was without him. The defacement competition challenges crackers to deface as many as 6,000 sites in the shortest time possible to win the contest. 1.4 Test the abilities of. he needed something both to challenge his skills and to regain his crown as the king of the thriller Example sentencesExamples In these cases pupils are constantly challenged by the course and make good progress. The facts are that students become disengaged and are not challenged by the curriculum. To challenge yourself, do the balance poses on a plush carpet or on a wobble board. During the trading year, random events could spring up to challenge your ability to manage the business through such unforeseen situations. The rare breeds hatchery business has challenged them, Drowns says. Communication between defenders becomes more difficult and the concentration level of the defender is challenged. My directorial task is to challenge my company and myself. No strategy he could come up with would challenge him enough to spark interest. There are so many areas where you can challenge yourself and test your own limits. The people I see grow old with grace and inspiration are the people who keep challenging themselves. Synonyms test, tax, try 2Dispute the truth or validity of. employees challenged the company's requirement Example sentencesExamples Not until Malthus and Ricardo were Smith's optimistic assumptions seriously challenged. But his interpretation of the latest figures as solely attributable to his policies was challenged by the opposition and by the Irish Refugee Council. They challenge existing theories and accepted musical norms, always striving to keep a step ahead. In 1989 Maitland challenged the settlement, claiming that only a small salary disparity existed between men and women professors. At least one murder conviction is to be challenged on the basis of "flawed" fingerprint evidence. Anyway, it appears California's speed camera rules have been successfully challenged in court. Davis supporters had filed a lawsuit challenging the validity of some of the recall signatures. He said that either a Newton Hearing, in which the disputed evidence is challenged, or an agreed basis of plea needed to take place before he could proceed with the case. A similar care order secured on the child of another couple has been successfully challenged in the courts. With his teaching, Jesus challenges this position. He challenged existing theoretical propositions which he believed were only rationalization of current practices. One part is to challenge directly the notion that there is an obligation to carry out a war against disease. Many others before you have made the decision to openly challenge the legitimacy of my marriage. Both lawsuits challenge the constitutionality of holding immigration hearings in secrecy. By saying she doesn't remember she is tacitly accepting the truth by not challenging it. Fast-paced, relevant and worldly, it directly challenges Western notions about the universalizing effects of literature. For example, moving services from secondary to primary care challenges many deeply held assumptions about the role of specialists. Morrison completes her trilogy by confronting contemporary race and gender representations and challenging declarations of truth and law. Now no member state would openly challenge the legitimacy of the institution's role. The debate is strikingly one-sided; few civilian or military leaders have publicly challenged the fundamental assumptions of the critics. Synonyms question, disagree with, object to, take exception to, confront, dispute, take issue with, protest against, call into question 2.1Law Object to (a jury member). Example sentencesExamples The parties to any jury trial may inspect a copy of the panel from which the jury in their trial will be chosen, in order to decide whether any should be challenged Since one is not allowed to select jurors, but only to challenge (deselect) them, traditional approaches to jury selection have focused on identification and challenge of undesirable jurors Defence Counsel may challenge two jury candidates and jurors will be asked if they have any connection with case or defendant. 2.2 (of a sentry) call on (someone) for proof of identity. Example sentencesExamples Despite that, he was able to walk straight into the castle's Waterloo Chamber and was only challenged five minutes after entering the party as he ordered champagne at the bar. Sometimes a guard will challenge me and demand to see my pass. Harkishin was challenged by security guards when he approached the checkout on Sunday. They formed a circle around Zero and the guard who had challenged her. The security guard challenged him outside the building and the youngster gave himself up. He moved through the civilian sector without attracting attention and when he passed the gate area without being challenged by the guard he knew he was doing alright. I left the unit twice and walked back in without being challenged either time, entering in ways that didn't require much ingenuity. It's believe the attacker blew himself up after he was challenged by a security guard as he was trying to enter into the parking lot. 3Medicine Expose (the immune system) to pathogenic organisms or antigens. Example sentencesExamples It was first administered intranasally for 30 minutes to 1 hour before being antigenically challenged with ovalbumin. The animals were not challenged with antigen after sensitization as the aim was to study the biochemical changes due to sensitization alone. This suggests that these variables at least remain similarly ranked among individuals, despite the fact that the immune system was challenged by SRBC. Guinea pigs were challenged with either ovalbumin or saline once weekly, for 12 consecutive weeks. If the immune system was challenged with a large dose of virus or bacteria, then a large population of T cells was generated by the expansion phase. Origin Middle English (in the senses ‘accusation’ and ‘accuse’): from Old French chalenge (noun), chalenger (verb), from Latin calumnia ‘calumny’, calumniari ‘calumniate’.
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