dogfight
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a fiercely disputed contest
their rancor dated from a political dogfight between them
Types & categories
- contest hypernym
Sense 2 verb
arrange for an illegal dogfight
Types & categories
- stage hypernym
Related & opposite
- dogfight derivation
Sense 3 noun
disorderly fighting
Types & categories
- fighting hypernym
Related & opposite
- tussle derivation
Sense 4 verb
engage in an aerial battle with another fighter plane
Types & categories
- battle hypernym
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Sense 5 noun
an aerial engagement between fighter planes
Types & categories
- engagement hypernym
Related & opposite
- dogfighter derivation
- dogfight derivation
Sense 6 noun
a violent fight between dogs (sometimes organized illegally for entertainment and gambling)
Types & categories
- fighting hypernym
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | contest |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | dogfight |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | stage |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | tussle |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | fighting |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | dogfight |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | dogfight |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | battle |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | dogfighter |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | dogfight |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | engagement |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | dogfight |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | dogfight |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | fighting |