two-horse race
1two-horse race — ► two horse race a contest in which only two of the competitors are likely winners. Main Entry: ↑two …
2(a) two horse race — a one, two, three, etc. horse ˈrace f9 idiom a competition or an election in which there are only one, two, etc. teams or candidates with a chance of winning • The women s competition was a two horse race between last year s winners Surrey and… …
3two-horse — twoˈ horse adjective For two horses (two horse race any contest in which only two of the participants have a genuine chance of winning) • • • Main Entry: ↑two …
4two-horse — ADJ: ADJ n If you describe a contest as a two horse race, you mean that only two of the people or things taking part have any chance of winning. The election may not be the traditional two horse race between the preferred Democrat and Republican… …
5Horse race — Horse Horse (h[^o]rs), n. [AS. hors; akin to OS. hros, D. & OHG. ros, G. ross, Icel. hross; and perh. to L. currere to run, E. course, current Cf. {Walrus}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A hoofed quadruped of the genus {Equus}; especially, the domestic horse… …
6(a) one horse race — a one, two, three, etc. horse ˈrace f9 idiom a competition or an election in which there are only one, two, etc. teams or candidates with a chance of winning • The women s competition was a two horse race between last year s winners Surrey and… …
7(a) three horse race — a one, two, three, etc. horse ˈrace f9 idiom a competition or an election in which there are only one, two, etc. teams or candidates with a chance of winning • The women s competition was a two horse race between last year s winners Surrey and… …
8Hurdling (horse race) — A Hurdle is a National Hunt horse race where the horses run over obstacles called hurdles that are over three and a half feet high. They are typically made of relatively thin pieces of wood, that have some give in them. Hurdle races always have a …
9two-horse — adjective (of a race or other contest) in which only two of the participants are likely winners …
10Critérium International (horse race) — Group 1 race Critérium International Location Saint Cloud Racecourse Saint Cloud, France Inaugurated 2001 Race type Flat / Thoroughbred Website …
