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chalk against

chalk against verb: to hold against or count against; to a hold a grudge regarding (something).

Verb

chalk against (third-person singular simple present chalks against, present participle chalking against, simple past and past participle chalked against)

  1. (ditransitive, slang) To hold against or count against; to a hold a grudge regarding (something).
    • They chalked his actions against him.

Forms of chalk against

third-person singular presentchalks against
present participlechalking against
past participlechalked against
pastchalked against

Questions about chalk against

What does chalk against mean?
Chalk against means to hold against or count against; to a hold a grudge regarding (something).
What part of speech is chalk against?
Chalk against is a verb.
What is the past tense of chalk against?
The past tense of chalk against is chalked against.

Words near chalk against in the dictionary

  1. Chaling
  2. chalinid
  3. chalinids
  4. chalitzah
  5. chalk
  6. chalk against
  7. chalk and cheese
  8. chalk and talk
  9. chalk bag
  10. chalk bags
  11. chalk bass

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