hit the pavement en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To travel on foot, as on a sidewalk.
But getting people to hit the pavement is more than just a health concern. . . . [M]unicipalities are looking to combat inner-city decay by keeping the streets flush with pedestrians.
2007 July 31, Ceri Au, “Fighting for the Right to Flush”, in Time:
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(idiomatic) To travel or begin to move in an automobile or other road vehicle.
And when we hit the pavement, we found we had covered the last 54 miles in an hour and twenty minutes.
1925, "Automotive Section: "Hitting it up" (advertisement)," Ottawa Citizen, 4 July (retrieved 28 Sep 2010)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hits the pavement | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| hit the pavement | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| hit the pavement | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| hitting the pavement | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Synonyms
hit the road (begin to move in an auto) · pound the pavement (begin to walk) · hit the bricks (begin to walk)