verse verb to compete against US A corruption of the preposition “versus,” almost always heard in the progressive form.
We’re going to be versing the Brown Bombers next week. — NewYork Times, p. B3, 20 February 1984
“It doesn’t matter who I’m versing, I want to win,” Hicks said after placing third in the nationals. — Rockford(Illinois)RegisterStar, p. 6D, 31 August 2004