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pegs back

pegs back is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 pegs back

What is pegs back the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pegs back is the third-person singular simple present indicative of peg back.

Words near pegs back in the dictionary

  1. pegRNAs
  2. pegroots
  3. Pegrum
  4. pegs
  5. pegs away
  6. pegs back
  7. pegs down
  8. pegs it
  9. pegs out
  10. pegs the needle
  11. pegsunercept

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