dogfight

Speech parts

1. dogfight - Noun

2. dogfight - Verb

Meaning

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

an aerial engagement between fighter planes

disorderly fighting

a fiercely disputed contest

engage in an aerial battle with another fighter plane

arrange for an illegal dogfight

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

scuffle tussle hassle rough-and-tumble war action battle campaign rumble conflict fighting fight match combat argument
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Antonyms

amity alliance love rest agreement understanding
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Hypernyms

battle stage competition conflict fighting fight

Examples

The notion that disarmament can put a stop to war is contradicted by the nearest dogfight. George Bernard Shaw

Basketball is what got me out of the projects. It got my momma the house she never had, the car she never had. Nobody is going to get the best of me. You might score more points than me, but you're going to know you were in a dogfight. Kenyon Martin

their rancor dated from a political dogfight between them Source: Internet

a real dogfight for third place Source: Internet

a prolonged dogfight over their rival bids for the contract Source: Internet

After a supersonic dogfight between Stark and two F-22s, one jet was damaged in Stark's attempt to hide, forcing the the pilot to eject. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

dogface dogfall dogfennel dogfighter dogfighting dogfish