Rival | Mean of rival in English Dictionary

/ˈraɪvəl/

• Noun
• a person or thing that tries to defeat or be more successful than another
1. The teams have been longtime rivals.
2. The men are romantic rivals for her affection.
3. her rival [=competitor, opponent] in the election
4. the company's chief/main rival
5. a rival team/gang/candidate/company/school
6. He told a rival version of the story. [=a version that disagrees with another version]
• something or someone that is as good or almost as good as another person or thing
1. The company's paper is the rival of any in the world. [=it is as good as any paper in the world]
2. The company's latest cell phone has no rival/rivals. [=the company's newest cell phone is much better than all others available]
• Verb
• to be as good or almost as good as (someone or something)
1. The company manufactures paper that rivals the world's best.
2. The new museum will rival the largest in the world.