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beating the bounds

beating the bounds is the present participle and gerund of beat the bounds.

Meaning of beat the bounds

Verb

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

  1. To trace out the boundaries of a parish in a periodic survey or perambulation.

Questions about beating the bounds

What is beating the bounds the present participle and gerund of?
Beating the bounds is the present participle and gerund of beat the bounds.

Words near beating the bounds in the dictionary

  1. beating someone's brains out
  2. beating someone's time
  3. beating the air
  4. beating the bat
  5. beating the bishop
  6. beating the bounds
  7. beating the bushes
  8. beating the clock
  9. beating the cock
  10. beating the crowd
  11. beating the daylights out of

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