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back the field

back the field verb: to bet against a particular horse or horses, that some one of all the other horses, collectively designated "the field", will win.

Verb

back the field (third-person singular simple present backs the field, present participle backing the field, simple past and past participle backed the field)

  1. To bet against a particular horse or horses, that some one of all the other horses, collectively designated "the field", will win.

Forms of back the field

third-person singular presentbacks the field
present participlebacking the field
past participlebacked the field
pastbacked the field

Questions about back the field

What does back the field mean?
Back the field means to bet against a particular horse or horses, that some one of all the other horses, collectively designated "the field", will win.
What part of speech is back the field?
Back the field is a verb.
What is the past tense of back the field?
The past tense of back the field is backed the field.

Words near back the field in the dictionary

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  2. back talk
  3. back taxes
  4. back teeth
  5. back that train up
  6. back the field
  7. back the right horse
  8. back the wrong horse
  9. back then
  10. back time
  11. back titrate

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