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pegging back

pegging back is the present participle and gerund of peg back.

Meaning of peg back

Verb

peg back (third-person singular simple present pegs back, present participle pegging back, simple past and past participle pegged back)

  1. (transitive) To equalize against; to prevent (the opposition) from winning.
    • […] pegging back Head Play in the last few strides to win by a nose.1933, The New Yorker (volume 9, part 1, page 31)

Questions about pegging back

What is pegging back the present participle and gerund of?
Pegging back is the present participle and gerund of peg back.

Words near pegging back in the dictionary

  1. peggers
  2. Peggie
  3. peggies
  4. pegging
  5. pegging away
  6. pegging back
  7. pegging down
  8. pegging it
  9. pegging out
  10. pegging the needle
  11. peggings

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