Meaning of "paligsahan"

paligsahan •

n.
• • contest, competition (from ligsa)

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fight

v.
• • 1. to contend with another: lumaban, maglaban, makipaglaban, labanan, paglabanan
  • 2. to quarrel or fight (either in words or action): mag-away, makipag-away, pagawayan
  • 3. to fight one another with the fists: magsuntukan
  • 4. to eradicate: lumipol, lipulin, pumuksa, puksain

n.
• • 1. quarrel: away, awayan, basag-ulo, laban, labanan
  • 2. a war: digmaan, gera, giyera
  • 3. fist fight: suntukan
  • 4. a struggle: pagpupunyagi, pagpupumilit
  • 5. a contest: timpalak, paligsahan

sports

n.
• • 1. a game, play: laro
  • 2. competitive play: palakasan, paligsahan
  • 3. fun, play, amusement: libangan, palilibang, paglalaro, aliwan

v.
• • to play: maglaro, laruin

meeting

n.
• • 1. a coming together of persons: pagtatagpo, pagkikita
  • 2. becoming acquainted: pagkikilala
  • 3. an assembly or meeting for discussion, etc.: pulong, pagpupulong, miting
  • 4. an athletic contest: paligsahan, labanan
  • 5. a gathering: pagtitipon
  • 6. a receiving or welcoming one on arrival: pagsalubong, pagsaluno

game

n.
• • 1. a contest for exercise, amusement or prize: laro, paligsahan sa laro
  • 2. a game of chance, gambling: sugal, huwego
  • 3. wild animals hunted or taken for sport or for food: mga hayop na nahuhuli (hinuhuli) sa pamamaril o pangangaso

meet

v.
• • 1. to come face to face with someone coming from another direction: magkasalubong, masalubong, makasalubong
  • 2. to come together, join: magtagpo, magkatagpo
  • 3. to receive and welcome on arrival: sumalubong, salubungin
  • 4. to be introduced to, to know: magkilala, makilala, magkakilala, kilalanin, makakilala
  • 5. to meet a person on the way (intentionally): sumalubong, salubungin, sumaluno, salunuin
  • 6. to find, discover or meet (by chance): makatagpo, makasalubong, magkita
  • 7. to assemble: magtipon, magtipun-tipon
  • 8. to pay a bill, ones debts, etc.: magbayad, bayaran, makabayad
  • 9. to hold a meeting, as a society: magpulong, magmiting
  • 10. to meet needs, to satisfy the needs: masapatan, makasapat, matugunan, makatugon
  • 11. to meet or satisfy the wishes: magbigay, pagbigyan
  • 12. to meet or satisfy demands: matustusan, tustusan, masapatan

n.
• • 1. a meeting: pulong, kapulungan, miting
  • 2. a contest, esp. an athletic one: paligsahan, labanan
  • 3. a gathering: pagtitipon

tilt

v.
• • to slope, slant, lean, tip: tumagilid, itagilid, patagilirin, kumiling, ikiling, pakilingin, tumikwas, itikwas, patikwasin, humilig, ihilig, pahiligin

n.
• • 1. a slope: dalisdis, deklibe
  • 2. a slant: tagilid, hilig, hapay, kiling
  • 3. a contest: laban, labanan, paligsahan, timpalak
  • 4. at full tilt, at full speed: buong bilis (tulin)

contest

n.
• • 1. competition of skill: paligsahan
  • 2. a beauty or literary

compete

v.
• • 1. to take part in a contest: lumahok (sumali) sa paligsahan, magpaligsahan, makipagpaligsahan
  • 2. to contend: maglaban