Synonyms for hit the bricks
Most common
strike protest picket pound the pavement ramble hit the pavement
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Strike — to participate in a workplace strike or other job action; to participate in a public protest, especially one…
2. Pound the pavement — to travel about, especially on foot
3. Hit the road — to leave or depart; to get out
hit the trail informal, hit the road slang
Other
Definitions
- v. 1
To travel about, especially on foot.
- v. 2
To leave or depart; to get out.
- v. 3
To participate in a workplace strike or other job action; to participate in a public protest, especially one involving picketing.
Related words
- Other spellings
- take to the bricks
Example sentences
- strike The railroad workers are going on strike tomorrow.
- protest Protest takes ever more creative forms in Tatoeba.
- picket There's a white picket fence around Tom's house.
- ramble I tend to ramble, so stop me if I go off on a tangent.
By length
- 6 letters
- strike1, picket2, ramble2
- 7 letters
- protest2
- 11 letters
- perambulate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (picket2 = 2 syllables).