Dogfight (Verb)
Meaning 1
Engage in an aerial battle with another fighter plane.
Classification
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
Examples
- The two pilots clashed in a fierce dogfight above enemy lines, each one trying to gain the upper hand.
- As they closed in, the planes began to dogfight, rolling and spinning in a heart-stopping display of aerial combat.
- The fighter pilots were ordered to dogfight with enemy planes until reinforcements arrived.
- The F-16 and the MiG engaged in a brief but intense dogfight, with the F-16 emerging victorious.
- In the skies above the battlefield, squadrons of planes dogfought for control of the air.
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Meaning 2
Arrange for an illegal dogfight.
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- The authorities caught the group trying to arrange a secret location to dogfight two pitbulls for the sake of entertainment and betting.
- They were charged with conspiracy after police found evidence they had planned to dogfight several dogs at an abandoned warehouse on the outskirts of town.
- The police worked to break up an underground network that aimed to dogfight dogs in various locations across the country for profit.
- Animal control officers discovered a request on social media to dogfight puppies for the purpose of making money through online betting.
- While investigating reports of animal abuse, detectives arrested a suspect who confessed to having planned to dogfight dogs in his garage.