cockfight
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.
» 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. — Balamax
Now illegal in many countries, cockfighting continues in rural areas.
Cockfighting is illegal in many countries.
ruПетушиные бои незаконны во многих странах. — odexed
Cockfighting is banned in many countries.
ruПетушиные бои запрещены во многих странах. — marafon
His cockfighting rooster lost.
Origin
From cock + fight.From cock + fight.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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