Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pound a beat

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables: pound a beat
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Of a police officer, to walk a regular route.

verb

Of a journalist, to cover a regular beat, reporting on an assigned category of news.

Example Sentences

"Assigned to the riverfront precinct for years, he pounded a beat of backstreets and dockyards."
"Flat feet may be important to the patrolman who must pound a beat, but in cities with patrol cars, should mild cases of flat feet disqualify?"
"You can't ask a college graduate who is interested in law enforcement to pound a beat for four years before he becomes a sergeant."
"I worked my way up from a flatfoot pounding a beat to where I am today. I like being a cop, I'm proud of being a cop."
"Assigned to the city desk for years, she pounded a beat of city council and mayoral activity, police blotters, and the like."

Inflected Forms

pounds a beat (present, singular) pounding a beat (participle, present) pounded a beat (participle, past) pounded a beat (past)

Phrases

pound the pavement shoe-leather

Frequently Paired Words

pound the pavement shoe-leather

Questions

What does pound a beat mean?: Of a police officer, to walk a regular route.

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