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pound the pavement

pound the pavement verb: to travel on foot; to walk or run.

Verb

pound the pavement (third-person singular simple present pounds the pavement, present participle pounding the pavement, simple past and past participle pounded the pavement)

  1. (idiomatic) To travel on foot; to walk or run.
    • The joggers pounded the pavement for several miles each day.
  2. (idiomatic) To campaign diligently; to seek something, such as business, employment, or answers.
    • After a brief and unsuccessful search, he decided it was time to start pounding the pavement.

Synonyms of pound the pavement

Forms of pound the pavement

third-person singular presentpounds the pavement
present participlepounding the pavement
past participlepounded the pavement
pastpounded the pavement

Questions about pound the pavement

What does pound the pavement mean?
Pound the pavement means to travel on foot; to walk or run.
What part of speech is pound the pavement?
Pound the pavement is a verb.
What is the past tense of pound the pavement?
The past tense of pound the pavement is pounded the pavement.

Words near pound the pavement in the dictionary

  1. pound shop
  2. pound shops
  3. pound sign
  4. pound signs
  5. pound sterling
  6. pound the pavement
  7. pound the table
  8. pound town
  9. pound-foolish
  10. pound-for-pound
  11. pound-force

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