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competitive eating

competitive eating noun: a sport where participants have to consume vast amounts of food in a short time.

Noun

competitive eating (uncountable)

  1. A sport where participants have to consume vast amounts of food in a short time.
    Synonyms:
    gurgitation

Synonyms of competitive eating

Questions about competitive eating

What does competitive eating mean?
Competitive eating means a sport where participants have to consume vast amounts of food in a short time.
What part of speech is competitive eating?
Competitive eating is a noun.

Words near competitive eating in the dictionary

  1. competitive advantages
  2. competitive authoritarianism
  3. competitive authoritarianisms
  4. competitive eater
  5. competitive eaters
  6. competitive eating
  7. competitive exclusion
  8. competitive exclusions
  9. competitive market
  10. competitive markets
  11. competitive tendering

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