rival (
http://definr.com/rival)
adj : being in competition; "rival suitors"; "competing
businesses" [syn:
competing(a),
rival(a)]
n : the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his
rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was
doing" [syn:
challenger,
competitor,
competition,
contender]
v 1: be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival
cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even
touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and
ambition only matches that of her parents" [syn:
equal,
touch,
match]
2: be the rival of, be in competition with; "No city can rival
Venice in beauty"