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walks the dog

walks the dog is the third-person singular simple present indicative of walk the dog.

Meaning of walk the dog

Verb

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

  1. To take a dog for a walk, so as to give it exercise.
  2. (idiomatic) To perform a trick where the yo-yo rolls on the ground, attached to the string.
  3. (idiomatic) To perform a trick where the ball rolls down the shaft and is caught in the head of the lacrosse stick.
  4. (euphemistic) To go to the pub.
  5. To inbound the ball by rolling it on the ground in order to take time off the game clock (usually because one has a big lead) and/or delay the start of the 24-second shot clock (and so maximize the possession).
    • The tactic has recently exploded, and Paul, for one, appreciates his younger peers who walk the dog to waste the game clock -- and he gets a kick out of those who don't understand them.2023 January 25, ESPN

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Walks the dog is the third-person singular simple present indicative of walk the dog.

Words near walks the dog in the dictionary

  1. walks the boards
  2. walks the cat back
  3. walks the chalk
  4. walks the chalk line
  5. walks the chalk mark
  6. walks the dog
  7. walks the floor
  8. walks the gangplank
  9. walks the hospitals
  10. walks the line
  11. walks the plank

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