"peg back" meaning in All languages combined

See peg back on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: pegs back [present, singular, third-person], pegging back [participle, present], pegged back [participle, past], pegged back [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} peg back (third-person singular simple present pegs back, present participle pegging back, simple past and past participle pegged back)
  1. (sports, transitive) To equalize against; to prevent (the opposition) from winning. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-peg_back-en-verb-HiYcHBHw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "back" Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for peg back meaning in All languages combined (1.8kB)

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