derby

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UK /ˈdɑː.bi/ US /ˈdäː.bi/

noun 6name 5

Collocations

ADJ.

against, united

Our team played brilliantly against United in the local derby match last weekend.

VERB + DERBY

box, enjoy, ran, seen, win, wore

She wore a black derby hat to the formal dinner last night.

DERBY + NOUN

day, hat, leicester, wednesday

The Leicester derby always brings out passionate fans from both sides of the city.

PREP.

in, up, with

She dressed up in a fancy hat for the Kentucky Derby.

ADV.

always

The local football teams always play a fierce derby match every season.

Definitions

noun

Any of several annual horse races.

Any organized race.

a donkey derby

A bowler hat.

He began to fan her with his hat. That was successful, for he struck her nose with the brim of his derby and she opened her eyes.

A sports match between rival teams.

A local derby.

Defeat sees Forest remain a point outside the top six with a derby against Leicester up next.

The left-back had been a selection concern because of an injury niggle but his first goal since last March swung this derby decisively in United’s favour, extending their club record unbeaten run away from home in the Premier League to 22 games and torpedoing City’s sequence of 21 straight wins in all competitions.

name

A city and unitary authority in Derbyshire, East Midlands, England; formerly the county town (OS grid ref SK3536).

A suburb of Barnstaple, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS5633).

A small town in Tasmania, Australia.

A town in Kimberley, Western Australia.

A locality in the Shire of Loddon, north western Victoria, Australia.

noun

A type of cheese made in Derby, England.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim

bowler

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

a donkey derby

Wiktionary

He began to fan her with his hat. That was successful, for he struck her nose with the brim of his derby and she opened her eyes.

Wiktionary

Defeat sees Forest remain a point outside the top six with a derby against Leicester up next.

Wiktionary

Derby Day is Wednesday fortnight.

Tatoeba · #41245

Don't you think my horse ought to win the Derby?

Tatoeba · #251567

His horse ran in the Derby.

Tatoeba · #287302

Usage Notes

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