It was thought that he was being warned by a rival gang.
Nemesis is a word for arch rival.
We play our arch-rival next week!
An arch rival or enemy might be your nemesis.
The word 'rival' is a noun, an adjective or a verb.The noun 'rival' is a word for a person or thing competing with another for the same objective; a competitorEXAMPLESAs a noun: Ours is a stadium without a rival.As an adjective: They are our rival businesses.As a verb: The Thames can rival any European river in beauty.
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Rival can be a verb, yes.For example: "he will always rival her".Other verbs are rivals, rivalling and rivalled.
Competition , Rival....?
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