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walk free

walk free verb: to go unpunished; to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly when actually guilty.

Verb

walk free (third-person singular simple present walks free, present participle walking free, simple past and past participle walked free)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To go unpunished; to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly when actually guilty.
    Synonyms:
    go free, walk

Synonyms of walk free

Forms of walk free

third-person singular presentwalks free
present participlewalking free
past participlewalked free
pastwalked free

Questions about walk free

What does walk free mean?
Walk free means to go unpunished; to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly when actually guilty.
What part of speech is walk free?
Walk free is a verb.
What is the past tense of walk free?
The past tense of walk free is walked free.

Words near walk free in the dictionary

  1. walk behind
  2. walk cycle
  3. walk cycles
  4. walk down
  5. walk down the aisle
  6. walk free
  7. walk in
  8. walk in on
  9. walk in someone's shoes
  10. walk in straight lines
  11. walk in the park

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