contend

v 1: maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism ahd no

future" [syn: {postulate}]

2: have an argument about something [syn: {argue}, {debate}, {fence}]

3: make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation;

"They contested the outcome of the race" [syn: {contest},

{repugn}]

4: come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just

a gallon of gas." [syn: {cope}, {get by}, {make out}, {make

do}, {grapple}, {deal}, {manage}]

5: compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself

against others [syn: {compete}, {vie}]

context

That which surrounds, and gives meaning to, something else.

In a {grammar} it refers to the symbols before and

after the symbol under consideration. If the syntax of a

symbol is independent of its context, the grammar is said to

be {context-free}.