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fighting the tiger

fighting the tiger is the present participle and gerund of fight the tiger.

Meaning of fight the tiger

Verb

fight the tiger (third-person singular simple present fights the tiger, present participle fighting the tiger, simple past and past participle fought the tiger)

  1. (US, slang) To gamble against professional gamblers.

Questions about fighting the tiger

What is fighting the tiger the present participle and gerund of?
Fighting the tiger is the present participle and gerund of fight the tiger.

Words near fighting the tiger in the dictionary

  1. fighting spirit
  2. fighting spirits
  3. fighting stick
  4. fighting sticks
  5. fighting the good fight
  6. fighting the tiger
  7. fighting to the death
  8. fighting up
  9. fighting windmills
  10. fighting word
  11. fighting words

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