backs 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.

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of back the field
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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