whose poetry marched with a feather (1)
I'd ask the man flat
(if I still had a hat)
whose spines would be covered in leather
(1) Compete
one entry found
- Main Entry:
- com·pete
- Pronunciation:
- \kəm-ˈpēt\
- Function:
- intransitive verb
- Inflected Form(s):
- com·pet·ed; com·pet·ing
- Etymology:
- Late Latin competere to seek together, from Latin, to come together, agree, be suitable, from com- + petere to go to, seek — more at feather
- Date:
- 1620
: to strive consciously or unconsciously for an objective (as position, profit, or a prize) : be in a state of rivalry <competing teams> competing for customers>
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