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walking the beat

walking the beat is the present participle and gerund 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 walking the beat

What is walking the beat the present participle and gerund of?
Walking the beat is the present participle and gerund of walk the beat.

Words near walking the beat in the dictionary

  1. walking sticks
  2. walking street
  3. walking streets
  4. walking taco
  5. walking tacos
  6. walking the beat
  7. walking the boards
  8. walking the cat back
  9. walking the chalk
  10. walking the chalk line
  11. walking the chalk mark

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