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taken the coward's way out

taken the coward's way out is the past participle of take the coward's way out.

Meaning of take the coward's way out

Verb

take the coward's way out (third-person singular simple present takes the coward's way out, present participle taking the coward's way out, simple past took the coward's way out, past participle taken the coward's way out)

  1. To commit suicide.

Questions about taken the coward's way out

What is taken the coward's way out the past participle of?
Taken the coward's way out is the past participle of take the coward's way out.

Words near taken the coward's way out in the dictionary

  1. taken the cake
  2. taken the chair
  3. taken the chill off
  4. taken the Chiltern Hundreds
  5. taken the count
  6. taken the coward's way out
  7. taken the cure
  8. taken the easy way out
  9. taken the edge off
  10. taken the fall
  11. taken the fifth

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