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verb

ˈwȯk How to pronounce walk (audio)
Definition of walknext
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as in to tread
to go on foot I walked slowly to school

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2
as in to strike
to refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet demands workers threatened to walk unless management agreed to shoulder more of the cost of health insurance

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walk

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noun

1
as in stroll
a relaxed journey on foot for exercise or pleasure we went for a long walk outside because it was such a nice night

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2
as in area
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence a nondenominational church that attracts worshippers from every walk of life

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as in promenade
a public place for strolling San Antonio's famous River Walk ranks among the city's foremost attractions

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Recent Examples of walk
Verb
Syringes struck through the skin of Jews walking the sidewalk. — Seth Limmer, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026 Mondesí suffered a knee injury after a pickoff throw and walked straight to the dugout at Rate Field, never to be seen again in a Kansas City jersey. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2026
Noun
The InterContinental is also a short walk from a major Gencom project in development. — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2026 The hotel puts travelers within a short walk of restaurants, bars, and shops, while Pensacola’s white-sand beaches are an eight-mile drive south. — Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for walk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walk
  1. tread
  2. strike
  3. stroll
  4. area
  5. promenade
  6. step
  7. walk out
  8. department
Verb
  • Harbaugh may have to tread more lightly and stick to dialing Dodds’ cell phone number this time to get a deal done.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Sent from pillar to post – to the bank’s Accounts, Payments and Claims treading dark puddled basement corridors and joining seemingly interminable lines.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of tread
Verb
  • Last year, she was arrested in London while supporting hunger-striking pro-Palestinian activists.
    — Khalil Hamra, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The driver in the vehicle struck by Wilson was temporarily trapped and later died from his injuries.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of strike
Noun
  • What to do nearby Head east on Tinker Street and start your morning with a 30-minute stroll through scenic woodland on the Comeau Property Trail.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Perhaps the most iconic hike in Redwood National and State Parks, the Fern Canyon Loop Trail is a short, flat stroll through a lush river gorge.
    — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of stroll
Noun
  • Houthis strike Aramco tower in Riyadh Houthi fighters took aim at the financial district of Saudi Arabia’s capital on Sunday — one of the highest-profile areas to be targeted in the war.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
  • An Israeli strike on Sunday killed two Palestinians, a man and woman, in Muwasi, a tent camp area on Gaza's coast, said health officials at Nasser hospital.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of area
Noun
  • Along the waterfront, joggers were out for their morning runs and residents walked their dogs along the very same promenade that the pope is set to visit just a few hours later.
    — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Höller’s installation was commissioned by Arte Abierto and Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos and can be seen from Antara’s gardens, plazas and pedestrian promenade.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of promenade
Verb
  • If the answer is mostly reassurance, try stepping away and noticing whether the discomfort settles on its own.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 15 Nov. 2026
  • As the disappointed players stepped closer, the crowd then broke into the final verse of Haiti’s national anthem.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 Nov. 2026
Definition of step
Verb
  • These days, walking out of a Rolex boutique with one seems nearly impossible.
    — Zach Weiss, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The Ravens’ hardnosed identity as a team seemingly walked out the door the day Harbaugh did.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of walk out
Noun
  • The department also filed a motion in support of a separate lawsuit filed in May that argues California violates national voting laws by failing to sufficiently remove ineligible voters from its rolls.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Gaines said patrol officers and the department’s SWAT vehicle were used to serve the warrant.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2026
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