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beats the bounds

beats the bounds is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 beats the bounds

What is beats the bounds the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Beats the bounds is the third-person singular simple present indicative of beat the bounds.

Words near beats the bounds in the dictionary

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

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