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chesting down

chesting down is the present participle and gerund of chest down.

Meaning of chest down

Verb

chest down (third-person singular simple present chests down, present participle chesting down, simple past and past participle chested down)

  1. (especially) to control a high ball with the chest (for example, in order to shoot, dribble, or pass it)

Questions about chesting down

What is chesting down the present participle and gerund of?
Chesting down is the present participle and gerund of chest down.

Words near chesting down in the dictionary

  1. chestier
  2. chestiest
  3. chestily
  4. chestiness
  5. chesting
  6. chesting down
  7. chesting one's cards
  8. chesting up
  9. chestless
  10. chestlike
  11. chestly

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