pound the pavement

verb

To travel on foot; to walk or run.

“The joggers pounded the pavement for several miles each day.”

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hit the brickshit the pavementhit the roadhit the streetsbeat the bushes
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Meanings

verbpound the pavement (third-person singular simple present pounds the pavement, present participle pounding the pavement, simple past and past participle pounded the pavement)

present singular third person pounds the pavement · participle present pounding the pavement · participle past pounded the pavement · past pounded the pavement

  1. idiomaticTo travel on foot; to walk or run.

    The joggers pounded the pavement for several miles each day.

    Synonyms: hit the bricks, hit the pavement, hit the road

  2. idiomaticTo campaign diligently; to seek something, such as business, employment, or answers.

    After a brief and unsuccessful search, he decided it was time to start pounding the pavement.

    Synonyms: hit the streets, beat the bushes

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo travel on foot; to walk or run.

Similar
hit the brickshit the pavementhit the road

verbTo campaign diligently; to seek something, such as business, employment, or answers.

Similar
hit the streetsbeat the bushes
Also see
beat the busheshit the brickshit the pavementhit the streets

Translations

Polish chodzić w poszukiwaniu czegoś
  • chodzić w poszukiwaniu czegośTranslations
Spanish patearse las calles
  • patearse las callesTranslations
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APA

pound the pavement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pound%20the%20pavement

MLA

“pound the pavement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pound%20the%20pavement. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pound the pavement,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pound%20the%20pavement.

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