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pounded a beat

pounded a beat is the simple past and past participle of pound a beat.

Meaning of pound a beat

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) Of a police officer, to walk a regular route.
    • Assigned to the riverfront precinct for years, he pounded a beat of backstreets and dockyards.
  2. (idiomatic) Of a journalist, to cover a regular beat, reporting on an assigned category of news.
    • Assigned to the city desk for years, she pounded a beat of city council and mayoral activity, police blotters, and the like.

Questions about pounded a beat

What is pounded a beat the simple past and past participle of?
Pounded a beat is the simple past and past participle of pound a beat.

Words near pounded a beat in the dictionary

  1. poundals
  2. Poundbury
  3. poundcake
  4. poundcakes
  5. pounded
  6. pounded a beat
  7. pounded dirt
  8. pounded out
  9. pounded rice
  10. pounded salt
  11. pounded sand

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