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walked free

walked free is the simple past and past participle of walk free.

Meaning of walk free

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

Questions about walked free

What is walked free the simple past and past participle of?
Walked free is the simple past and past participle of walk free.

Words near walked free in the dictionary

  1. walked away with
  2. walked back
  3. walked back the cat
  4. walked behind
  5. walked down
  6. walked free
  7. walked in
  8. walked in on
  9. walked in someone's shoes
  10. walked in straight lines
  11. walked into

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