jaywalk
verb (used without object)
to cross a street at a place other than a regular crossing or in a heedless manner, as diagonally or against a traffic light.
jaywalks
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present tense formof jaywalk (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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If somebody jaywalks, you don’t start a grand jury investigation.
From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2014
"Not everybody who jaywalks gets a ticket," said Kamal Essaheb, an attorney at the National Immigration Law Center.
From Washington Post
She jaywalks so endearingly that when we learn she is on the lam from a mental hospital, we are firmly on her side.
From Time Magazine Archive
