"pound the pavement" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-pound the pavement.ogg Forms: pounds the pavement [present, singular, third-person], pounding the pavement [participle, present], pounded the pavement [participle, past], pounded the pavement [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pound the pavement (third-person singular simple present pounds the pavement, present participle pounding the pavement, simple past and past participle pounded the pavement)
  1. (idiomatic) To travel on foot; to walk or run. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: hit the bricks, hit the pavement, hit the road
    Sense id: en-pound_the_pavement-en-verb-en:travel_on_foot
  2. (idiomatic) To campaign diligently; to seek something, such as business, employment, or answers. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: hit the bricks, hit the pavement, ;, beat the bushes Related terms: cover ground, legwork, pound a beat Translations (Translations): patearse las calles (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-pound_the_pavement-en-verb-en:campaign_diligently__especially_when_seeking_something Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English predicates, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of English predicates: 31 69 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 0 100

Inflected forms

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