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pounds a beat

pounds a beat is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 pounds a beat

What is pounds a beat the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pounds a beat is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pound a beat.

Words near pounds a beat in the dictionary

  1. poundmaster
  2. poundmasters
  3. poundmen
  4. Poundon
  5. pounds
  6. pounds a beat
  7. pounds dirt
  8. pounds for pylons
  9. pounds of flesh
  10. pounds out
  11. pounds salt

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