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hits the pavement

hits the pavement is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hit the pavement.

Meaning of hit the pavement

Verb

hit the pavement (third-person singular simple present hits the pavement, present participle hitting the pavement, simple past and past participle hit the pavement)

  1. (idiomatic) To travel on foot, as on a sidewalk.
    • But getting people to hit the pavement is more than just a health concern. . . . [M]unicipalities are looking to combat inner-city decay by keeping the streets flush with pedestrians.2007 July 31, Ceri Au, “Fighting for the Right to Flush”, in Time
  2. (idiomatic) To travel or begin to move in an automobile or other road vehicle.
    • And when we hit the pavement, we found we had covered the last 54 miles in an hour and twenty minutes.1925, "Automotive Section: "Hitting it up" (advertisement)," Ottawa Citizen, 4 July (retrieved 28 Sep 2010)

Questions about hits the pavement

What is hits the pavement the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hits the pavement is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hit the pavement.

Words near hits the pavement in the dictionary

  1. hits the high notes
  2. hits the jackpot
  3. hits the mark
  4. hits the nail on the head
  5. hits the pan
  6. hits the pavement
  7. hits the rack
  8. hits the road
  9. hits the rocks
  10. hits the roof
  11. hits the sack

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