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pounds the pavement

pounds the pavement is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pound the pavement.

Meaning of pound the pavement

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.

Questions about pounds the pavement

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

Words near pounds the pavement in the dictionary

  1. pounds out
  2. pounds salt
  3. pounds sand
  4. pounds sand into a rathole
  5. pounds sterling
  6. pounds the pavement
  7. pounds-mass
  8. Poundstock
  9. Poundstone
  10. Poundstones
  11. poundsworth

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