walk-up

1 of 2

adjective

ˈwȯk-ˌəp 

1

: located above the ground floor in a building with no elevator

a walk-up apartment

2

: consisting of several stories and having no elevator

a walk-up tenement

3

: designed to allow pedestrians to be served without entering a building

the walk-up window of a bank

walk-up

2 of 2

noun

: an apartment or office building of several stories that has no elevator

also : an apartment or office in such a building

Examples of walk-up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Lori, who might be every bit as technically gifted as Julian, ekes out a living serving egg rolls in a food truck while sharing a walk-up loft with three other struggling painters. —Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026

The location would be drive-thru and walk-up service only, with no inside seating. —Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026

Noun

The rewarding gallery of characters who pass through the Brusteins’ modest walk-up, authentically rendered by the Dots design collective, go a long way to enriching Hansberry’s construct. —Peter Marks, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1906, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1907, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for walk-up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup

Kids Definition

walk-up

noun

ˈwȯ-ˌkəp

: an apartment or office building without an elevator

walk-up adjective