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snaps at someone's heels

snaps at someone's heels is the third-person singular simple present indicative of snap at someone's heels.

Meaning of snap at someone's heels

Verb

snap at someone's heels (third-person singular simple present snaps at someone's heels, present participle snapping at someone's heels, simple past and past participle snapped at someone's heels)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To compete with someone closely, with the possibility of soon defeating or replacing them.

Questions about snaps at someone's heels

What is snaps at someone's heels the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Snaps at someone's heels is the third-person singular simple present indicative of snap at someone's heels.

Words near snaps at someone's heels in the dictionary

  1. snapps
  2. snappy
  3. snappy gum
  4. snappy gums
  5. snaps
  6. snaps at someone's heels
  7. snaps back
  8. snaps for you
  9. snaps in
  10. snaps it up
  11. snaps of the fingers

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