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races out of the traps

races out of the traps is the third-person singular simple present indicative of race out of the traps.

Meaning of race out of the traps

Verb

race out of the traps (third-person singular simple present races out of the traps, present participle racing out of the traps, simple past and past participle raced out of the traps)

  1. (idiomatic) To start something very quickly.
    • As if spurred on by the recent barbs and an increasingly perilous league position, Hughes's side raced out of the traps, starting the game as though Premier League survival depended on the result of this encounter.2010 December 28, Marc Vesty, “Stoke 0 - 2 Fulham”, in BBC

Questions about races out of the traps

What is races out of the traps the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Races out of the traps is the third-person singular simple present indicative of race out of the traps.

Words near races out of the traps in the dictionary

  1. racerunners
  2. races
  3. races against time
  4. races of truth
  5. races off
  6. races out of the traps
  7. races to the bottom
  8. races to the top
  9. racest
  10. racetam
  11. racetams

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