back the field

verb

To bet against a particular horse or horses, that some one of all the other horses, collectively designated "the field", will win.

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Meanings

verbback the field (third-person singular simple present backs the field, present participle backing the field, simple past and past participle backed the field)

present singular third person backs the field · participle present backing the field · participle past backed the field · past backed the field

  1. hobbiesTo bet against a particular horse or horses, that some one of all the other horses, collectively designated "the field", will win.
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APA

back the field. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20the%20field

MLA

“back the field.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20the%20field. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “back the field,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20the%20field.

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