Definition of: entry

(en′trē) noun plural ·tries
1. The act of coming or going in; entrance.
2. A place of entrance; a small hallway.
3. The act of entering anything in a register, list, etc., or the item, name, or statement entered.
4. The act of reporting at a customhouse, as prescribed by law, the arrival of a ship in port and the nature of her cargo.
5. The act of assuming actual possession of lands or tenements by entering upon them.
6. A contestant listed for a race, prize competition, etc. See synonyms under ENTRANCE¹, RECORD. [<F entrée <entrer. See ENTER.]