"dogfight" in the noun sense
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)
"dogfight" in the verb sense
1. dogfight
arrange for an illegal dogfight
2. dogfight
engage in an aerial battle with another fighter plane
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