dogfight
/ˈdɔɡfaɪt/
noun
- A close combat between military aircraft, with each trying to shoot down the other.
- During the war, a dogfight broke out over the ocean.
- Pilots train for months to survive a dogfight in the sky.
- The movie showed an intense dogfight between two fighter jets.
- A fierce physical fight between dogs.
- A dogfight can be dangerous for both pets and people.
- She broke up the dogfight by spraying water on the animals.
- The park had a sign warning about illegal dogfights.
- Any intense, competitive struggle, especially in business or politics.
- The two companies are in a dogfight for market dominance.
- The election turned into a dogfight between the candidates.
- Startups often face a dogfight to survive their first year.
Antonyms
verb
- To engage in close combat between aircraft.
- In the simulation, the planes dogfighted until one was hit.
- They trained to dogfight at high speeds and low altitudes.
- The pilots dogfighted over the desert for twenty minutes.
- To fight fiercely, like dogs.
- The two dogs dogfighted in the backyard until the owner separated them.
- The puppies dogfighted playfully, but it looked serious.
- Wild animals sometimes dogfight over food or territory.
- To compete aggressively in a contest or market.
- The tech giants dogfight for the best engineers.
- Small businesses dogfight to attract local customers.
- The teams dogfighted for the championship title until the final second.