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walks the beat

walks the beat is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 walks the beat

What is walks the beat the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Walks the beat is the third-person singular simple present indicative of walk the beat.

Words near walks the beat in the dictionary

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

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