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riding the boards

riding the boards is the present participle and gerund of ride the boards.

Meaning of ride the boards

Verb

ride the boards (third-person singular simple present rides the boards, present participle riding the boards, simple past rode the boards, past participle ridden the boards)

  1. To visit and inspect potential sites for billboard advertising.
    • In order to see the exact location of the boards being purchased, advertisers or their agencies will often ride the boards to visit some of the sites.1999, Bruce G. Vanden Bergh, Helen E. Katz, Advertising Principles: Choice, Challenge, Change, page 362

Questions about riding the boards

What is riding the boards the present participle and gerund of?
Riding the boards is the present participle and gerund of ride the boards.

Words near riding the boards in the dictionary

  1. riding spears
  2. riding St George
  3. riding St. George
  4. riding tall in the saddle
  5. riding the bench
  6. riding the boards
  7. riding the brakes
  8. riding the clock
  9. riding the clutch
  10. riding the coattails
  11. riding the cock carousel

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