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beaten the crowd

beaten the crowd is the past participle of beat the crowd.

Meaning of beat the crowd

Verb

beat the crowd (third-person singular simple present beats the crowd, present participle beating the crowd, simple past beat the crowd, past participle beaten the crowd or (colloquial) beat the crowd)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To arrive at a location or complete a task before a large group of people do so.
    • Dhava beat the crowd to the sweets counter and was back within minutes with two boxes of Black Magic chocolates, which he handed to Sharda.2007, Shunna Pillay, Shadow People, page 134

Questions about beaten the crowd

What is beaten the crowd the past participle of?
Beaten the crowd is the past participle of beat the crowd.

Words near beaten the crowd in the dictionary

  1. beaten the bishop
  2. beaten the bounds
  3. beaten the bushes
  4. beaten the clock
  5. beaten the cock
  6. beaten the crowd
  7. beaten the daylights out of
  8. beaten the drum
  9. beaten the drum for
  10. beaten the dummy
  11. beaten the dust

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