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breasting the tape

breasting the tape is the present participle and gerund of breast the tape.

Meaning of breast the tape

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

Questions about breasting the tape

What is breasting the tape the present participle and gerund of?
Breasting the tape is the present participle and gerund of breast the tape.

Words near breasting the tape in the dictionary

  1. breastiest
  2. breasting
  3. breasting boobily
  4. breasting down
  5. breasting one's cards
  6. breasting the tape
  7. breasting up
  8. breastings
  9. breastknot
  10. breastknots
  11. breastless

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