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Give backing to series that’s inferior
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second-string
Word definitions for second-string in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 belonging to the second string of a team 2 substitute or replacement 3 second most important
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES first-string/second-string etc EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ She watches her lead the second-string players as they widen the margin of victory to thirty-nine points.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. being a replacement or substitute for a regular member of a team [syn: substitute(a) ]
Usage examples of second-string.
He was a rookie, driving a second-string team for a powerful Alaskan kennel.
Our team was far behind-we had been substituting second-string players for first-string players so often and so randomly that I could no longer recognize half of our own batters-and I had lost track of my place in the batting order.
Suddenly there were people all around her, assistants, trainers, verrul grooms, second-string bench-warmers, gofers, and hangers-on.
The record had forced Tibbets to keep January on one of the four second-string teams, but with the fuss they were making over the gimmick January had figured that would be far enough down the ladder to keep him out of things.
Tyler was an Annapolis graduate who'd made second-string All-American at offensive tackle before entering the submarine service.