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taking the coward's way out

taking the coward's way out is the present participle and gerund 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 taking the coward's way out

What is taking the coward's way out the present participle and gerund of?
Taking the coward's way out is the present participle and gerund of take the coward's way out.

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

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

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