| 单词 | to peg back |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto peg back to peg back Horse Racing. transitive. To pull past, overtake; (also) to gain on another horse by (a specified distance); (also more generally) to pick up (a point or advantage) so as to reduce or eliminate an opponent's lead in a contest; to reduce (such a lead) by gradual advance. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > ride horse in race [verb (transitive)] > keep pace with or overtake to show the waya1382 buttock1607 to run head and girth1796 shoot1868 to peg back1928 society > leisure > sport > winning, losing, or scoring > win, lose, or score [verb (transitive)] > score > make up point or score to peg back1971 1928 Sunday Express 24 June 22/3 He came..in the last furlong to peg back the flying French colt. 1932 New Yorker 14 May 52/2 Burgoo King pegged him back three furlongs from home. 1971 Sunday Nation (Nairobi) 11 Apr. 44/4 Owen de Souza pegged one back for Blues in the dying minutes when he converted a penalty-push. 1977 D. Francis Risk ii. 18 Open ditch next; Tapestry met it just right and we pegged back a length in mid-air. 1983 Times 7 Mar. 5/3 In the last few days before polling there were increasing signs that the Government was pegging back Labour's lead in the opinion polls. 2004 Liverpool Echo (Nexis) 20 Feb. 30 Making ground hand over fist from the last fence as Kings Mistral faltered, he pegged back leader Wain Mountain in the final strides. < as lemmas |
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