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backing the field

backing the field is the present participle and gerund of back the field.

Meaning of back the field

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.

Questions about backing the field

What is backing the field the present participle and gerund of?
Backing the field is the present participle and gerund of back the field.

Words near backing the field in the dictionary

  1. backing on to
  2. backing one out
  3. backing oneself into a corner
  4. backing onto
  5. backing out
  6. backing the field
  7. backing the right horse
  8. backing the wrong horse
  9. backing track
  10. backing tracks
  11. backing up

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