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eating the baby

eating the baby is the present participle and gerund of eat the baby.

Meaning of eat the baby

Verb

eat the baby (third-person singular simple present eats the baby, present participle eating the baby, simple past ate the baby, past participle eaten the baby)

  1. (slang, roller derby) To draw a jammer who has broken out of the pack back into the pack.

Questions about eating the baby

What is eating the baby the present participle and gerund of?
Eating the baby is the present participle and gerund of eat the baby.

Words near eating the baby in the dictionary

  1. eating someone's dust
  2. eating someone's heart
  3. eating someone's lunch
  4. eating something up
  5. eating something up with a spoon
  6. eating the baby
  7. eating the bread of idleness
  8. eating the leek
  9. eating the mic
  10. eating the onion
  11. eating the seed corn

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