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breast the tape

breast the tape verb: to win a race by hitting the tape with the chest.

Verb

breast the tape (third-person singular simple present breasts the tape, present participle breasting the tape, simple past and past participle breasted the tape)

  1. (UK) To win a race by hitting the tape with the chest
    Synonyms:
    hit the tape

Synonyms of breast the tape

  • hit the tape

Forms of breast the tape

third-person singular presentbreasts the tape
present participlebreasting the tape
past participlebreasted the tape
pastbreasted the tape

Questions about breast the tape

What does breast the tape mean?
Breast the tape means to win a race by hitting the tape with the chest.
What part of speech is breast the tape?
Breast the tape is a verb.
What is the past tense of breast the tape?
The past tense of breast the tape is breasted the tape.

Words near breast the tape in the dictionary

  1. breast reductions
  2. breast shell
  3. breast shells
  4. breast strap
  5. breast straps
  6. breast the tape
  7. breast up
  8. breast wall
  9. breast walls
  10. breast-beating
  11. breast-beatings

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