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gate-to-wire

gate-to-wire adjective: from start to finish. (Usually used to describe a horse that wins a race by leading throughout, or its victory.).

Adjective

gate-to-wire (not comparable)

  1. (US) From start to finish. (Usually used to describe a horse that wins a race by leading throughout, or its victory.)
    • Authentic led the 2020 Breeders’ Cup Classic at every point of call en route to a gate-to-wire victory.
    Synonyms:
    wire-to-wire

Synonyms of gate-to-wire

Questions about gate-to-wire

What does gate-to-wire mean?
Gate-to-wire means from start to finish. (Usually used to describe a horse that wins a race by leading throughout, or its victory.).
What part of speech is gate-to-wire?
Gate-to-wire is an adjective.

Words near gate-to-wire in the dictionary

  1. gate-keeping
  2. gate-keeps
  3. gate-keepy
  4. gate-kept
  5. gate-money
  6. gate-to-wire
  7. gate-toothed
  8. gateability
  9. gateable
  10. Gateacre
  11. gateado

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