walk
verb
\ ˈwȯk
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Definition of walk
(Entry 1 of 2)
c
of a ship
: to make headway
2a
: to move along on foot : advance by steps
b
: to come or go easily or readily
c
: to go on foot for exercise or pleasure
d
: to go at a walk
3a
: to pursue a course of action or way of life : conduct oneself : behave
walk warily
b
: to be or act in association : continue in union
the British and American peoples will … walk together side by side … in peace— Sir Winston Churchill
c
: walk out
walked over problems with management
4
: to go to first base as a result of a base on balls
5 of an inanimate object
a
: to move in a manner that is suggestive of walking
b
: to stand with an appearance suggestive of strides
pylons walking across the valley
6
of an astronaut
: to move about in space outside a spacecraft
7
: to avoid criminal prosecution or conviction
walked on a technicality
1a
: to pass on foot or as if on foot through, along, over, or upon : traverse, perambulate
walk the streets walk a tightrope
b
: to perform or accomplish by going on foot
walk guard
2a
: to cause (an animal) to go at a walk : take for a walk
walking a dog
b(1)
: to cause to move by walking
walked her bicycle up the hill
(2)
: to haul (something, such as an anchor) by walking round the capstan
3
: to follow on foot for the purpose of measuring, surveying, or inspecting
walk a boundary
4a
: to accompany on foot : walk with
walked her home
b
: to compel to walk (as by a command)
c
: to bring to a specified condition by walking
walked us off our feet
5
: to move (an object) in a manner suggestive of walking
6
: to perform (a dance) at a walking pace
walk a quadrille
7
: to give a base on balls to
walk away from
walk off with
walk on
walk on eggshells
or walk on eggs
walk over
walk the plank
walk through
1
: to outrun or get the better of without difficulty
2
: to survive (an accident) with little or no injury
3
: to give up or leave behind willingly : abandon
1a
: to steal and take away
b
: to take over unexpectedly from someone else : steal sense 1d
walked off with the show
2
: to win or gain especially by outdoing one's competitors without difficulty
: to take advantage of : abuse
: to exercise extreme caution
: to treat contemptuously
1
: to walk under compulsion over the side of a ship into the sea
2
: to resign an office or position under compulsion
1
: to go through (a theatrical role, a familiar activity, etc.) perfunctorily (as in an early stage of rehearsal)
2
: to guide (someone, such as a novice) through an unfamiliar or complex procedure step-by-step
3
: to deal with or carry out perfunctorily
walk
nounDefinition of walk (Entry 2 of 2)
1a
: an act or instance of going on foot especially for exercise or pleasure
go for a walk
b
: space walk
3
: a place designed for walking:
a
: a railed platform above the roof of a dwelling house
b(1)
: a path specially arranged or paved for walking
(2)
: sidewalk
c
: a public avenue for promenading : promenade
d
: ropewalk
4
: a place or area of land in which animals feed and exercise with minimal restraint
5
: distance to be walked
a quarter mile walk from here
6
British
: a ceremonial procession
8a
: the gait of a biped in which the feet are lifted alternately with one foot not clear of the ground before the other touches
b
: the gait of a quadruped in which there are always at least two feet on the ground
specifically
: a 4-beat gait of a horse in which the feet strike the ground in the sequence near hind, near fore, off hind, off fore
c
: a low rate of speed
the shortage of raw materials slowed production to a walk
9
: a route regularly traversed by a person in the performance of a particular activity (such as patrolling, begging, or vending)
10
: characteristic manner of walking
his walk is just like his father's
11a
: social or economic status
all walks of life
12
: base on balls
13
: an easy victory
won in a walk
walk in the park
: an easy or pleasurable experience