- shorten, shortening the odds
- When the odds of a horse decrease, usually because a lot of money has been wagered on that horse.
Equestrian sports dictionary . 2013.
shorten, shortening the odds
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shorten — [[t]ʃɔ͟ː(r)t(ə)n[/t]] shortens, shortening, shortened 1) V ERG If you shorten an event or the length of time that something lasts, or if it shortens, it does not last as long as it would otherwise do or as it used to do. [V n] Smoking can shorten … English dictionary
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shorten — shortener, n. /shawr tn/, v.t. 1. to make short or shorter. 2. to reduce, decrease, take in, etc.: to shorten sail. 3. to make (pastry, bread, etc.) short, as with butter or other fat. 4. Sports. choke (def. 8). v.i. 5. to bec … Universalium
short´en|er — short|en «SHR tuhn», transitive verb. 1. to make shorter; cut off: »to shorten the working day. The new highway shortens the trip. She has had all her dresses shortened. Envy and wrath shorten the life (Ecclesiasticus 30:24). 2. to make seem… … Useful english dictionary
short|en — «SHR tuhn», transitive verb. 1. to make shorter; cut off: »to shorten the working day. The new highway shortens the trip. She has had all her dresses shortened. Envy and wrath shorten the life (Ecclesiasticus 30:24). 2. to make seem shorter:… … Useful english dictionary
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short — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b not long in duration; brief (a short time ago; had a short life). c seeming less than the stated amount (a few short years of happiness). 2 of small… … Useful english dictionary
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