dogfight
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- noun
- /ˈdɔɡˌfaɪt/
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- The two pilots engaged in a fierce dogfight high above the city, each trying to outmaneuver the other.
- an aerial dogfight
- engage in a dogfight
- get into a dogfight
I'm not reading the plans like, you know, since like a dogfight, whatever, brutal.
- I'm not reading the plans like, you know, since like a dogfight, whatever, brutal.
Examples
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All eyes are glued to the tactical screen, showing the dogfight.
Fiction book (1997) -
If you get into a political dogfight, call me.
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So we ended up with a dogfight anyway, at sea level.
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We were in the worst dogfight ever.
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You survive that, it's a dogfight all the way home.
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It's gonna be a real dogfight.
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I certainly hope the race is less of a dogfight than it's being portrayed by the media.
Blog text (22) -
Plenty of people are expecting a dogfight, and I'm definitely one of them.
Blog text (8) -
Emotions running high, in what promises to be a dramatic dogfight.
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This match, from a quick victory for Haines, has turned into a dogfight.
Synonyms
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1.4
A violent fight between armed groups in a war
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1.3
A physical struggle between people or groups that involves hitting and sometimes weapons
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3.5
A fight between soldiers or armed groups in a war
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2.4
A strong argument between people or groups, often public
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3.2
A short conflict between people or groups
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4.3
A final meeting where two sides face each other to settle a dispute
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7.1
A fight between armed groups during a war
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5.5
A contest between two skilled opponents, for example two teams or candidates
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6.4
A brief unplanned fight between small groups, often during a larger conflict
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6.2
A long angry argument in public between opposing groups
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5.3
A tense meeting between two people or groups on opposite sides
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3.8
A noisy argument in which people try to shout louder than each other
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8.0
A very rough fight or argument where people attack each other a lot
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8.0
A planned large fight where armies meet at an arranged time and place
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5.8
A short angry argument where people try to gain an advantage
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7.5
A very fierce contest in which opponents compete until one wins
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A fight between soldiers or military groups using weapons
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4.2
A quick back-and-forth argument between people to test ideas
A close fight in the air between fighter planes that uses quick, skilled moves
A very serious disagreement that becomes loud and violent
Antonyms
How Fierce
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dogfight comes from the simple words dog and fight and was first used in early air wars because close, twisting battles between planes looked like dogs fighting. So a dogfight means a 'close, fast fight between aircraft'.