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Definition of jaywalk verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

jaywalk

verb

NAmE//ˈdʒeɪwɔk//

[intransitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they jaywalk

he / she / it jaywalks

past simple jaywalked

-ing form jaywalking

to walk along or across a street illegally or without paying attention to the traffic

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jaywalker

noun

jaywalking

noun [uncountable]See jaywalk in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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