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downbet

downbet verb: to bet a smaller amount than in the previous round of bets.

Verb

downbet (third-person singular simple present downbets, present participle downbetting, simple past and past participle downbet or downbetted)

  1. To bet a smaller amount than in the previous round of bets

Noun

downbet (plural downbets)

  1. Such a smaller bet

Forms of downbet

Verb
third-person singular presentdownbets
present participledownbetting
past participledownbet
pastdownbet
past participledownbetted
pastdownbetted
Noun
pluraldownbets

Origin of downbet

down- + bet

Questions about downbet

What does downbet mean?
Downbet means to bet a smaller amount than in the previous round of bets.
What part of speech is downbet?
Downbet can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of downbet?
The past tense of downbet is downbet.

Words near downbet in the dictionary

  1. downbears
  2. downbeat
  3. downbeats
  4. downbelows
  5. downbent
  6. downbet
  7. downbets
  8. downbetted
  9. downbetting
  10. downblend
  11. downblended

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