meet
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3.1
- noun
- /miːt/
:
competición
- Data were collected at dual swim meets, invitational events, or the state championship meet.
- swim meet
- championship meet
- an athletic meet
Examples
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How you gonna win those swimming meets if you don't eat?
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- Our big swim meet is in three weeks.
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We have our first meet next week.
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And there was a dual meet that weekend, which I was able to watch.
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The three sites were all locations of intercollegiate swim meets held in December 1996 and January 1997.
Academic text (1999) -
There were lots of photos of wrestling matches, swim meets, and tennis tournaments.
Fiction book (1994) -
There's a meet Saturday.
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The local high school hosted a track meet where athletes competed in various events.
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The annual swimming meet attracts participants from many different clubs.
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During the championship meet, several records were broken by the competing teams.
Synonyms
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1.0
A group of people who come together for a planned purpose or to be social
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3.4
A competition where athletes run, jump, and throw for teams or schools
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2.4
An event where swimmers from different teams race each other
A day when people or teams compete in different sports
An event where swimmers race for their team or club
A day when many horse races are held at one place
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Etymology
The word meet as a noun comes from the verb meaning 'come together', so a sports meet is simply a time when athletes come together to compete.