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fought the tiger

fought the tiger is the simple past and past participle 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 fought the tiger

What is fought the tiger the simple past and past participle of?
Fought the tiger is the simple past and past participle of fight the tiger.

Words near fought the tiger in the dictionary

  1. fought one's corner
  2. fought one's guts out
  3. fought out
  4. fought shy
  5. fought the good fight
  6. fought the tiger
  7. fought to the death
  8. fought up
  9. fought windmills
  10. foughten
  11. foughtest

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