Reverse Dictionary: COMPETITION

ADJECTIVES
1872 — DOG-EAT-DOG ruthlessly competitive and often cruel 
1896 — AGONAL characterized by competition; competitive; conflictual 
1924 — DING-DONG hard fought; said of a competition, etc. → Aust. sl.
1960 — DOWN AND DIRTY viciously competitive; employing ruthless or aggressive tactics 
1966 — DOG-EAT-CAT ruthlessly competitive → Amer. dial.
1991 — USEFUL competitive → Irish sl.

NOUNS
1590 — PARAGON competition, emulation, rivalry → obs.
1598 — CORRIVALITY joint rivalry; competition → obs.
1649 — AGON a competition, a conflict, fight; a painful struggle, esp. a psychological one 
1688 — AGONISM a competition, a combat; strenuous struggling; competing for a prize 
1858 — WOODEN SPOON a notional trophy awarded to an individual or a team placed last in a competition → UK sl.
1898 — SINGLETON a single entry in a competition 
1998 — COMPY a competition → Aust. sl.

NOUNS, PERSON
1566 — PARAGON a competitor, a rival; a consort in marriage → obs.
1860 — DARK ‘UN a competitor of whom little is known → sl.
1890 — RINGER a horse, player, etc. fraudulently substituted in a competition to boost the chances of winning → sl., orig. US
1895 — BACK-MARKER one who starts from ‘scratch’ in a game, match, or race → sl.
1909 — MORNING GLORY an initially promising but ultimately disappointing competitor → US sports sl.
1927 — WOODEN-SPOONIST in a sporting competition, an individual or team that comes last → UK sl.
1954 — WOODEN-SPOONER  in a sporting competition, an individual or team that comes last → UK sl.
1960 — MR. BAD FACE one’s competition or enemy → Amer. sl.

VERBS
1891 — CRACK to lose one’s competitive spirit → Amer. sl.