a three-legged race

  • 1three-legged race — ► NOUN ▪ a race run by pairs of people, one member of each pair having their left leg tied to the right leg of the other …

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  • 2three-legged race — noun : a race between contestants who run in pairs having the proximate legs bound together * * * three legged race f6 [three legged race three legged races] [ˌθriː ˈleɡɪd reɪs] [ˌθriː ˈleɡɪd reɪs] noun a race in which people taking part run in… …

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  • 3three-legged race — UK [ˌθriː ˈleɡɪd ˌreɪs] / US [ˌθrɪ ˌleɡəd ˈreɪs] noun [countable] Word forms three legged race : singular three legged race plural three legged races a race between pairs of people in which each person has one of their legs tied to one of their… …

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  • 4Three-legged race — A favorite at community picnics and school carnivals, a three legged race is a game of cooperation between partners as much as it is one of speed. It involves two participants attempting to complete a short sprint with the left leg of one runner… …

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  • 5three-legged race — three leg|ged race [ˌθri: ˈlegıd reıs] n a race in which two people run together, with one person s right leg tied to the other person s left leg …

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  • 6three-legged race — three leg|ged race [ ,θri ,legəd reıs ] noun count a race between pairs of people in which each person has one of their legs tied to one of their partner s legs …

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  • 7three-legged race — three′ leg ged race′ n. gam a race among paired contestants, with each contestant having one leg tied to the adjacent leg of his or her partner …

    From formal English to slang

  • 8three-legged race — /θri ˈlɛgəd reɪs/ (say three leguhd rays), / ˈlɛgd/ (say legd) noun a race run by a number of contestants in pairs, each pair having their inside legs tied together …

  • 9three-legged race — noun Date: 1872 a race between pairs of competitors with each pair having their adjacent legs bound together …

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  • 10three-legged race — a race among a number of paired contestants, each contestant having one leg tied to the adjacent leg of his or her partner. [1900 05] * * * …

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