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JAYWALK
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they jaywalk ... he / she / it jaywalks
Past simple: jaywalked
Past participle: jaywalked
-ing form: jaywalking
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cross the road at a red light
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "jaywalk" is one way to...):
cover; cross; cut across; cut through; get across; get over; pass over; track; traverse (travel across or pass over)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
jaywalker (a reckless pedestrian who crosses a street illegally)
