walk down
transitive verb
Definition of walk down
1 : to overcome the effect of (a poison) by walking
2 : to wear down in walking : walk longer or farther than I could walk down most of the boys — Mrs. Humphry Ward
3 West : to capture (wild horses) by forcing to keep on the move until exhausted and then maneuvering into an enclosure
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