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taking to the road

taking to the road is the present participle and gerund of take to the road.

Meaning of take to the road

Verb

take to the road (third-person singular simple present takes to the road, present participle taking to the road, simple past took to the road, past participle taken to the road)

  1. (obsolete) To become a highwayman.

Questions about taking to the road

What is taking to the road the present participle and gerund of?
Taking to the road is the present participle and gerund of take to the road.

Words near taking to the road in the dictionary

  1. taking to the cleaners
  2. taking to the field
  3. taking to the grave
  4. taking to the heather
  5. taking to the hills
  6. taking to the road
  7. taking to the skies
  8. taking to the sky
  9. taking to the streets
  10. taking to wife
  11. taking too far

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