verb (godan)せりあう · seriau
Englishto struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
- 本命と対抗馬が競り合ったお陰で、ダークホースの彼が漁夫の利を得たってわけだ。Since the favorite and his rival were running against each other a dark horse like him was able to pull out in front.
Source: JMdict (EDRDG) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (EDRDG)