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rushes one's fences

rushes one's fences is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rush one's fences.

Meaning of rush one's fences

Verb

rush one's fences (third-person singular simple present rushes one's fences, present participle rushing one's fences, simple past and past participle rushed one's fences)

  1. (literally) Of a horse, to approach a fence too quickly before a jump.
  2. (UK, idiomatic) To act too hastily or impulsively, often resulting in mistakes or failure.

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What is rushes one's fences the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Rushes one's fences is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rush one's fences.

Words near rushes one's fences in the dictionary

  1. rushers
  2. rushes
  3. Rushes Creek
  4. rushes in
  5. rushes off
  6. rushes one's fences
  7. rushes out
  8. rushes to judgement
  9. rushest
  10. rusheth
  11. Rushey Green

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