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walks the gangplank

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

Meaning of walk the gangplank

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of walk the plank.
    • I couldn't figure out whether Porterfield was being patient, a rare occurrence, or whether he was cleverly setting me up to walk the gangplank of my career.2001, Richard Haddock, The Ninth Sabbat
    Synonyms:
    walk the plank
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see walk, gangplank.
    • We walk the gangplank together, locked arm in arm.2008, Kaiser Kuo, The Insider's Guide to Beijing 2005-2006

Questions about walks the gangplank

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

Words near walks the gangplank in the dictionary

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

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