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break one's maiden

break one's maiden verb: of a racehorse or jockey: to achieve victory in a race for the first time.

Verb

break one's maiden (third-person singular simple present breaks one's maiden, present participle breaking one's maiden, simple past broke one's maiden, past participle broken one's maiden)

  1. Of a racehorse or jockey: to achieve victory in a race for the first time.

Forms of break one's maiden

third-person singular presentbreaks one's maiden
present participlebreaking one's maiden
pastbroke one's maiden
past participlebroken one's maiden

Questions about break one's maiden

What does break one's maiden mean?
Break one's maiden means of a racehorse or jockey: to achieve victory in a race for the first time.
What part of speech is break one's maiden?
Break one's maiden is a verb.
What is the past tense of break one's maiden?
The past tense of break one's maiden is broke one's maiden.

Words near break one's maiden in the dictionary

  1. break one's chops
  2. break one's duck
  3. break one's fall
  4. break one's fast
  5. break one's lance
  6. break one's maiden
  7. break one's neck
  8. break one's promise
  9. break one's stride
  10. break one's word
  11. break open

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