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walked the beat

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

Meaning of walk the beat

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, slang) To patrol on the job, especially as a police officer or guard.

Questions about walked the beat

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

Words near walked the beat in the dictionary

  1. walked one's shots
  2. walked out
  3. walked out on
  4. walked over
  5. walked Spanish
  6. walked the beat
  7. walked the boards
  8. walked the cat back
  9. walked the chalk
  10. walked the chalk line
  11. walked the chalk mark

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