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falls off a truck

falls off a truck is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fall off a truck.

Meaning of fall off a truck

Verb

fall off a truck (third-person singular simple present falls off a truck, present participle falling off a truck, simple past fell off a truck, past participle fallen off a truck)

  1. (US, euphemistic, idiomatic) Of an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession without having been paid for; to be acquired illegally; to have been stolen.
    • He said he bought it at the markets but I think it fell off a truck.
    Synonyms:
    FOT

Questions about falls off a truck

What is falls off a truck the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Falls off a truck is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fall off a truck.

Words near falls off a truck in the dictionary

  1. falls into someone's hands
  2. falls into the wrong hands
  3. Falls of Cruachan
  4. falls off
  5. falls off a cliff
  6. falls off a truck
  7. falls off the back of a lorry
  8. falls off the back of a truck
  9. falls off the radar
  10. falls off the turnip truck
  11. falls off the twig

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