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taking a ride to Tyburn

taking a ride to Tyburn is the present participle and gerund of take a ride to Tyburn.

Meaning of take a ride to Tyburn

Verb

take a ride to Tyburn (third-person singular simple present takes a ride to Tyburn, present participle taking a ride to Tyburn, simple past took a ride to Tyburn, past participle taken a ride to Tyburn)

  1. (archaic, idiomatic) To be executed.
    • He took a ride to Tyburn for stealing that purse.

Questions about taking a ride to Tyburn

What is taking a ride to Tyburn the present participle and gerund of?
Taking a ride to Tyburn is the present participle and gerund of take a ride to Tyburn.

Words near taking a ride to Tyburn in the dictionary

  1. taking a powder
  2. taking a pull
  3. taking a rain check
  4. taking a raincheck
  5. taking a reef in
  6. taking a ride to Tyburn
  7. taking a risk
  8. taking a run at
  9. taking a seat
  10. taking a shining to
  11. taking a shit

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