noun A confrontation; a dare. An antagonization or instigation intended to convince a person to perform an action they otherwise would not. A bid to overcome something.
a challenge to the king's authority
noun An antagonization or instigation intended to convince a person to perform an action they otherwise would not.
noun A bid to overcome something.
a challenge to the king's authority
noun An attempt to take possession; a tackle.
noun A summons to fight a duel; also, the letter or message conveying the summons.
noun The act of a sentry in halting a person and demanding the countersign, or (by extension) the action of a computer system demanding a password, etc.
noun An attempt to have a work of literature restricted or removed from a public library or school curriculum.
noun A difficult task, especially one that the person making the attempt finds more enjoyable because of that difficulty.