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cockfight

/ˈkɒk.faɪt/

/ˈkɑk.faɪt/

Translations

cockfightnoun

cockfights

/ˈkɒk.faɪt/

/ˈkɑk.faɪt/

петушиный бой

The villagers gathered to watch the cockfight.

Жители деревни собрались, чтобы посмотреть на петушиный бой.

Synonyms

birdfight

fowl fight

gamecock match

cockfightverb

cockfought

Past Simple

cockfought

Past Participle

cockfighting

Gerund

/ˈkɒkfaɪt/

/ˈkɑːkfaɪt/

Used as an intransitive verb meaning ‘to engage in a cockfight’.

Synonyms

pit against

match

stage

set to fight

pair for fighting

contest

battle

cockfightadjective

Attributive use: “cockfight ring,” “cockfight ban,” etc.

Definitions

cockfightnoun

A contest in which two roosters, specially bred and trained for increased stamina and strength, are placed in a ring and fight each other until one is incapacitated or killed.

The villagers gathered around the ring to watch the cockfight, a traditional event in their community.

cockfightverb

To take part in, organise, or stage a contest in which roosters fight one another.

Several men were charged after attempting to cockfight behind the warehouse.

cockfightadjective

Relating to or used for cockfighting.

Authorities raided a cockfight arena on the outskirts of the city.