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Definition of dogfight



Overview of noun dogfight

The noun dogfight has 4 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. dogfight

(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")

2. hassle, scuffle, tussle, dogfight, rough-and-tumble

(disorderly fighting)

3. dogfight

(an aerial engagement between fighter planes)

4. dogfight

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


Overview of verb dogfight

The verb dogfight has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. dogfight

(arrange for an illegal dogfight)

2. dogfight

(engage in an aerial battle with another fighter plane)