vies

/V AY1 Z/
verb
  1. 1

    To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.

    โ€œHer suitors were all vying for her attention.โ€

  2. 2

    To rival (something), etc.

  3. 3

    To do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to put in competition; to bandy.

  4. 4

    To stake; to wager.

  5. 5

    To stake a sum of money upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of gleek. See revie.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vie, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vies