English Explanatory Dictionary

pound the pavement

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To travel on foot; to walk or run.
  2. To campaign diligently; to seek something, such as business, employment, or answers.

Pronunciation

En-au-pound the pavement.ogg

Word forms

pound the pavement pounds the pavement pounding the pavement pounded the pavement

Synonyms

hit the bricks hit the pavement hit the road hit the streets beat the bushes

Related words

cover ground legwork pound a beat
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on P Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary