pit bull

noun

or pit bull terrier : a muscular, short-haired, stocky dog (such as an American pit bull terrier or American Staffordshire terrier) of any of several breeds or a hybrid with one or more of these breeds that was originally developed for fighting and is noted for strength, stamina, and tenacity

: an aggressive and tenacious person

Examples of pit bull in a Sentence

a pit bull who won't let anyone stand in her way to the top of the corporate ladder

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In March, a 1-year-old boy died in Connecticut he was attacked by a Dalmatian pit bull mix. —

CBS News, 10 Oct. 2024 Salazar claimed that there was a previous incident involving Rodriguez’s dogs, during which a person called the sheriff’s office after a pit bull prevented the caller from getting out of their car. —

Liam Quinn, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024 So how did pit bulls go from family friend to national foe? —

Dean Peterson, Vox, 14 Aug. 2024 The second horrific injury of the week belongs to Carl Gates, a patient at the hospital who swears his pit bull mauled him but whose gruesome claw marks recall Griffin Dunne in An American Werewolf in London. —

Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pit bull