walk the dog

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

walk the dog (third-person singular simple present walks the dog, present participle walking the dog, simple past and past participle walked the dog)

1. To take a dog for a walk, so as to give it exercise.
2. (idiomatic, yo-yo) To perform a trick where the yo-yo rolls on the ground, attached to the string.
3. (idiomatic, lacrosse) To perform a trick where the ball rolls down the shaft and is caught in the head of the lacrosse stick.
4. (euphemistic) To go to the pub.

Translations

take a dog for a walk

• Chinese: 遛狗 (zh) (liùgǒu)
• Dutch: de hond uitlaten
• Esperanto: promenigi la hundon
• French: sortir le chien, promener le chien
• Italian: portare a spasso il cane
• Portuguese: levar o cachorro para passear, passear com o cachorro
• Spanish: pasear al perro
• Vietnamese: dắt chó đi dạo