Event for a swimmer or runner Crossword Clue

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Event for a swimmer or runner Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
2. experience as a reaction
(noun)
1. a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
(adjective)
1. being precisely fitting and right

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

RUNNER (noun)
1. (football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play
2. fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil
SWIMMER (noun)
1. a person who travels through the water by swimming
2. a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
METE

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