walked; walking; walks
Definition of walk
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a : to move along on foot : advance by steps
b : to come or go easily or readily
c : to go at a walk
d : to go on foot for exercise or pleasure
2 : to go to first base as a result of a base on balls
3 : to avoid criminal prosecution or conviction
walked on a technicality
4a : walk out walked over problems with management
b : to pursue a course of action or way of life : conduct oneself : behave walk warily
c : 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
5 of an astronaut : to move about in space outside a spacecraft
6 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
1a : 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
2a : 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
3 : to follow on foot for the purpose of measuring, surveying, or inspecting
walk a boundary
4 : to move (an object) in a manner suggestive of walking
5a : 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
6 : to give a base on balls to
7 : to perform (a dance) at a walking pace
walk a quadrille
walk away from walk off with walk on walk on eggshells or walk on eggs walk over walk the plank walk through
1 : to give up or leave behind willingly : abandon
2 : to survive (an accident) with little or no injury
3 : to outrun or get the better of without difficulty
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
2 : a place designed for walking:
a(1) : a path specially arranged or paved for walking
(2) : sidewalk
b : a public avenue for promenading : promenade
c : a railed platform above the roof of a dwelling house
d : ropewalk
3 : distance to be walked a quarter mile walk from here
5 : a place or area of land in which animals feed and exercise with minimal restraint
6 : base on balls
7 : characteristic manner of walking
his walk is just like his father's
8 British : a ceremonial procession
9a : a low rate of speed
the shortage of raw materials slowed production to a walk
b : the gait of a biped in which the feet are lifted alternately with one foot not clear of the ground before the other touches
c : 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
10 : a route regularly traversed by a person in the performance of a particular activity (such as patrolling, begging, or vending)
11a : social or economic status
all walks of life
13 : an easy victory
won in a walk
walk in the park
: an easy or pleasurable experience
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