Dogfight - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈdɔːɡfaɪt|
Brit.
|ˈdɒɡfaɪt|
noun
- a fiercely disputed contest
- an aerial engagement between fighter planes
- a violent fight between dogs (sometimes organized illegally for entertainment and gambling)
their rancor dated from a political dogfight between them
a real dogfight for third place
a prolonged dogfight over their rival bids for the contract
- disorderly fighting (syn: hassle, rough-and-tumble, scuffle, tussle)a real dogfight for third place
a prolonged dogfight over their rival bids for the contract
- an aerial engagement between fighter planes
- a violent fight between dogs (sometimes organized illegally for entertainment and gambling)
verb
- arrange for an illegal dogfight
- engage in an aerial battle with another fighter plane
- engage in an aerial battle with another fighter plane
Extra examples
He was shot down in a dogfight over enemy territory.
The election has turned into a real dogfight.
Word forms
noun
singular: dogfight
plural: dogfights
singular: dogfight
plural: dogfights
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