'Tourney' definitions:
Definition of 'tourney'
(from WordNet)
noun
A sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner [syn: tournament, tourney]
verb
Engage in a tourney
Definition of 'Tourney'
From: GCIDE
- Tourney \Tour"ney\, n. [OF. tornei, tornoi, F. tournoi, fr. OF. torneier, tornoier, tournoier, to tit, to tourney, F. tournoyer to turn round and round. See Turn, v. t.] A tournament. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- At tilt or tourney or like warlike game. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- We hold a tourney here to-morrow morn, And there is scantly time for half the work. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Tourney'
From: GCIDE
- Tourney \Tour"ney\, v. i. [Cf.OF. torneier. See Tourney, n. ] To perform in tournaments; to tilt. [1913 Webster]
- Well could he tourney, and in lists debate. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'tourney'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- battle,
- bout,
- box,
- brawl,
- broil,
- carousel,
- clash,
- close,
- collide,
- combat,
- come to blows,
- concours,
- contend,
- contest,
- cut and thrust,
- derby,
- duel,
- encounter,
- engagement,
- exchange blows,
- fence,
- feud,
- field day,
- fight,
- fight a duel,
- game,
- games,
- give and take,
- give satisfaction,
- go,
- grapple,
- grapple with,
- gymkhana,
- Highland games,
- jostle,
- joust,
- match,
- matching,
- meet,
- meeting,
- mix it up,
- Olympiad,
- Olympic games,
- Olympics,
- quarrel,
- rally,
- rassle,
- regatta,
- rencontre,
- riot,
- run a tilt,
- scramble,
- scuffle,
- skirmish,
- spar,
- strive,
- struggle,
- test,
- the Olympics,
- thrust and parry,
- tilt,
- tournament,
- track meet,
- trial,
- tussle,
- wage war,
- war,
- wrestle