back the field (English, verb)
expansion: back the field (third-person singular simple present backs the field, present participle backing the field, simple past and past participle backed the field)
Senses:
topics: hobbies
horse-racing
horseracing
horses
lifestyle
pets
racing
sports
glosses: To bet against a particular horse or horses, that some one of all the other horses, collectively designated "the field", will win.
Forms:
form: backs the field
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: backing the field
tags: participle
present
form: backed the field
tags: participle
past
form: backed the field
tags: past