cockfight
cockfight · cockfights · cockfought · cockfighting
To participate in, or organize and run, a cockfighting eventTo participate in (as a rooster), or organize and run (as a gambler or bookmaker), a cockfighting event.
UK/ˈkɒkˌfaɪt/US/ˈkɑkˌfaɪt/
» There's a cockfight in the courtyard.
На дворе петушиные бои.
Meaning
1 sensesTo participate in (as a rooster), or organize and run (as a gambler or bookmaker), a cockfighting event.
Examples
7 sentencesThere's a cockfight in the courtyard.
ruНа дворе петушиные бои.
Now illegal in many countries, cockfighting continues in rural areas.
Cockfighting is illegal in many countries.
ruПетушиные бои незаконны во многих странах.
Cockfighting is banned in many countries.
ruПетушиные бои запрещены во многих странах.
His cockfighting rooster lost.
Origin
From cock + fight.From cock + fight.
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Forms
cockfights, cockfighting, cockfought, cockfought| Base form | cockfight · to cockfight |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | cockfights |
| Present participle | cockfighting |
| Past simple | cockfought |
| Past participle | cockfought |
irregular · Lesson
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle