dogfight
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.