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intransitive verb1 aobsolete : roam
, wander bof a spirit : to move about in visible form : appear cof a ship : to make headway2 a: 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 walk3 a: 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 balls5of 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>6of an astronaut : to move about in space outside a spacecraft7: to avoid criminal prosecution or conviction <walked on a technicality>transitive verb1 a: 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>2 a: 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 (as an anchor) by walking round the capstan3: to follow on foot for the purpose of measuring, surveying, or inspecting <walk a boundary>4 a: 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 walking6: to perform (a dance) at a walking pace <walk a quadrille>7: to give a base on balls to
— walk away from
1: to outrun or get the better of without difficulty2: to survive (an accident) with little or no injury3: to give up or leave behind willingly : abandon
— walk off with
1 a: to steal and take away b: to take over unexpectedly from someone else : steal 1d <walked off with the show>2: to win or gain especially by outdoing one's competitors without difficulty
— walk on
: to take advantage of : abuse
— walk on eggshells or walk on eggs
: to exercise extreme caution
— walk over
: to treat contemptuously
— walk the plank
1: to walk under compulsion over the side of a ship into the sea2: to resign an office or position under compulsion
— walk through
1: to go through (as a theatrical role or familiar activity) perfunctorily (as in an early stage of rehearsal)2: to guide (as a novice) through an unfamiliar or complex procedure step-by-step3: to deal with or carry out perfunctorily
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