"be left at the post" meaning in All languages combined

See be left at the post on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: is left at the post [present, singular, third-person], being left at the post [participle, present], was left at the post [past], been left at the post [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|be<is,,was,been> left at the post}} be left at the post (third-person singular simple present is left at the post, present participle being left at the post, simple past was left at the post, past participle been left at the post)
  1. (idiomatic, sports, informal) To be beaten from the beginning of a competition or race. Tags: idiomatic, informal Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-be_left_at_the_post-en-verb--cDVyAMh Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (idiomatic, by extension) To be completely overwhelmed or dominated. Tags: broadly, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-be_left_at_the_post-en-verb-lltr99fy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: pip to the post

Inflected forms

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      "form": "is left at the post",
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        "present",
        "singular",
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "was left at the post",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "been left at the post",
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        "participle",
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  ],
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          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Sports",
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            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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      ],
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        "To be beaten from the beginning of a competition or race."
      ],
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          "beat",
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        [
          "competition",
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        ],
        [
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        ]
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        "(idiomatic, sports, informal) To be beaten from the beginning of a competition or race."
      ],
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      ],
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        "hobbies",
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      ]
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        },
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          "_dis": "32 68",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 74",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be completely overwhelmed or dominated."
      ],
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          "completely",
          "completely"
        ],
        [
          "overwhelmed",
          "overwhelmed"
        ],
        [
          "dominated",
          "dominated"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, by extension) To be completely overwhelmed or dominated."
      ],
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      ]
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    "English multiword terms",
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    },
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    },
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        "participle",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
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        "To be beaten from the beginning of a competition or race."
      ],
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        [
          "beat",
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        [
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        [
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          "race",
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        ]
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        "(idiomatic, sports, informal) To be beaten from the beginning of a competition or race."
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        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
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        "To be completely overwhelmed or dominated."
      ],
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          "completely"
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          "overwhelmed",
          "overwhelmed"
        ],
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        ]
      ],
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        "(idiomatic, by extension) To be completely overwhelmed or dominated."
      ],
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}

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