dogfight

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a fiercely disputed contest

- 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

Definition categories: event, competition, contest

2. disorderly fighting

Similar word(s): hassle, scuffle, tussle

Definition categories: act, combat, fight, fighting, scrap

3. an aerial engagement between fighter planes

Definition categories: act, battle, conflict, engagement, fight

4. a violent fight between dogs (sometimes organized illegally for entertainment and gambling)

Definition categories: act, combat, fight, fighting, scrap

Sentences with dogfight as a noun:

- The two bi-planes swirled around each other like angry wasps in a violent dogfight.

verb

1. arrange for an illegal dogfight

Definition categories: creation, arrange, stage

2. engage in an aerial battle with another fighter plane

Definition categories: competition, battle, combat

Sentences with dogfight as a verb:

- Missiles exhausted, the pilot was forced to close and dogfight with his opponent.