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picked the wrong horse

picked the wrong horse is the simple past and past participle of pick the wrong horse.

Meaning of pick the wrong horse

Verb

pick the wrong horse (third-person singular simple present picks the wrong horse, present participle picking the wrong horse, simple past and past participle picked the wrong horse)

  1. Synonym of back the wrong horse.

Questions about picked the wrong horse

What is picked the wrong horse the simple past and past participle of?
Picked the wrong horse is the simple past and past participle of pick the wrong horse.

Words near picked the wrong horse in the dictionary

  1. picked out of a hat
  2. picked over
  3. picked quarrels
  4. picked sides
  5. picked someone's brain
  6. picked the wrong horse
  7. picked through
  8. picked up
  9. picked up on
  10. picked up one's crumbs
  11. picked up one's marbles and gone home

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