backed the field

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

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of back the field
Cite this entry
APA

backed the field. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backed%20the%20field

MLA

“backed the field.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backed%20the%20field. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backed the field,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backed%20the%20field.

Source: backed the field on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.