| NOUN | event | dogfight | a fiercely disputed contest |
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| act | dogfight, hassle, scuffle, tussle, rough-and-tumble | disorderly fighting | |
| act | dogfight | an aerial engagement between fighter planes | |
| act | dogfight | a violent fight between dogs (sometimes organized illegally for entertainment and gambling) | |
| VERB | creation | dogfight | arrange for an illegal dogfight / dogfight |
| competition | dogfight | engage in an aerial battle with another fighter plane |
| Sounds | daa'gfay.t | |
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| Rhymes | acolyte ... write: 181 rhymes with ayt... | |
| Meaning | A fiercely disputed contest. | |
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| Broader | contest, competition | An occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants |
| Spanish | pelea de perros | |
| Meaning | disorderly fighting. | |
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| Synonyms | hassle, scuffle, tussle, rough-and-tumble | |
| Broader | fight, fighting, combat, scrap | The act of fighting |
| Spanish | agarrada, altercado, disputa, escaramuza, gresca, pelea de perros, pelea, refriega, riña | |
| Catalan | altercació, baralla, batussa, brega, daltabaix | |
| Meaning | An aerial engagement between fighter planes. | |
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| Broader | battle, conflict, fight, engagement | A hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war |
| Spanish | dogfight, pelea de perros | |
| Nouns | dogfighter | a fighter pilot who engages in an aerial dogfights |
| Verbs | dogfight | engage in an aerial battle with another fighter plane |
| Meaning | A violent fight between dogs (sometimes organized illegally for entertainment and gambling). | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | fight, fighting, combat, scrap | The act of fighting |
| Verbs | dogfight | engage in an aerial battle with another fighter plane |
| dogfight | arrange for an illegal dogfight / dogfight | |
| Meaning | Arrange for an illegal dogfight / dogfight. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | stage, arrange | plan, organize, and carry out (an event) |
| Nouns | dogfight | a violent fight between dogs (sometimes organized illegally for entertainment and gambling) |
| Meaning | Engage in an aerial battle with another fighter plane. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | battle, combat | Battle or contend against in or as if in a battle |
| Nouns | dogfight | a violent fight between dogs (sometimes organized illegally for entertainment and gambling) |
| dogfight | an aerial engagement between fighter planes | |
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