Meanings
verbwalk the beat (third-person singular simple present walks the beat, present participle walking the beat, simple past and past participle walked the beat)
present singular third person walks the beat · participle present walking the beat · participle past walked the beat · past walked the beat
- idiomaticslangTo patrol on the job, especially as a police officer or guard.
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 行咇
- 行咇 (haang⁴ bit¹)Translations
Finnish hoitaa kierros
- hoitaa kierrosTranslations
French faire la ronde, patrouiller
- faire la rondeTranslations
- patrouillerTranslations
Polish patrolować
- patrolowaćTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
walk the beat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/walk%20the%20beat
MLA
“walk the beat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/walk%20the%20beat. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “walk the beat,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/walk%20the%20beat.
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