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eaten and ran

eaten and ran is the past participle of eat and run.

Meaning of eat and run

Verb

eat and run (third-person singular simple present eats and runs, present participle eating and running, simple past ate and ran, past participle eaten and run)

  1. (colloquial, figuratively, intransitive) To consume a meal/snack quickly, then soon after depart immediately and/or in a hurry.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see eat, and, run.

Questions about eaten and ran

What is eaten and ran the past participle of?
Eaten and ran is the past participle of eat and run.

Words near eaten and ran in the dictionary

  1. eated
  2. eateing
  3. eaten
  4. eaten an elephant one bite at a time
  5. eaten and left no crumbs
  6. eaten and ran
  7. eaten and run
  8. eaten ass
  9. eaten away
  10. eaten away at
  11. eaten beaver

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