walk
walk (wôk)
intransitive verb
- to go along or move about on foot at a moderate pace; specif.,
- to move by placing one foot firmly before lifting the other, as two-legged creatures do, or by placing two feet firmly before lifting either of the others, as four-legged creatures do
- to go about on foot for exercise or pleasure; hike
- to return after death and appear on earth as a ghost
- to advance or move in a manner suggestive of walking: said of inanimate objects
- to follow a certain course of life; conduct oneself in a certain way let us walk in peace
- to join with others in a cooperative action, a cause, etc.
- Obsolete to be active or in motion, or to keep moving
- ☆ Slang to be acquitted or set free without punishment: usually connoting a belief in the accused person's guilt
- ☆ Slang
- to go on strike
- to leave abruptly, often in anger or in a show of protest
- ☆ Baseball to be advanced to first base as a result of being pitched four balls that do not enter the strike zone
- ☆ Basketball travel
Etymology: ME walken < OE wealcan, to roll, journey, akin to Ger walken, Frank *walken, to full (cloth), stamp < IE *wolg- < base *wel-, to turn, roll > L volvere, to roll, Gr eilyein, to roll up, wrap
transitive verb
- to go through, over, or along at a moderate pace on foot to walk the deck, the streets, etc.
- to traverse (a boundary, fence, etc.) on foot in order to survey, inspect, or repair
- to cause (a horse, dog, etc.) to move at a walk; lead, ride, or drive at a walk
- to train and exercise (a horse, dog, etc.) in this way
- to push (a bicycle, motorcycle, etc.) while walking alongside or behind
- to accompany (a person) on a walk or stroll to walk a friend home
- to force (a person) to move at a walk, as by grasping the shoulders and pushing
- to help (a disabled person) to walk
- to bring (a person or animal) to a specified state by walking to walk someone to exhaustion
- to move (a bulky or heavy object) by rocking along from one side or corner to another in a manner suggestive of walking
- ☆ Baseball
- to advance (a batter) to first base by pitching four balls that do not enter the strike zone
- to force (a run) in by doing this when the bases are loaded
noun
- the act of walking
- a period or course of walking for pleasure or exercise; stroll or hike
- a route traversed by walking
- a distance walked, often in terms of the time required an hour's walk from home
- a relatively slow pace
- a manner of walking to know someone by his walk
- a particular station in life, sphere of activity, occupation, etc. people from all walks of life
- Now Rare mode of living
- a path, avenue, etc. specially prepared or set apart for walking; specif., sidewalk
- ropewalk
- a plantation of trees in rows with a space between
- the space between any two such rows
- a place or enclosure for grazing or exercising animals, as a sheepwalk
- Brit. the route covered in one's round of duty or work, as in delivering mail
- a race between walking contestants: in this sport, the heel of each foot must touch the ground before the toe does
- ☆ Baseball the act or an instance of walking a batter or of being walked
walk (all) over
Informal- to defeat overwhelmingly
- to treat in a domineering and unfeeling way
walk away from
walk away with
- to steal
- to win easily
walk off
- to go away, esp. without warning
- to get rid of by walking to walk off pounds
walk off with
- to steal
- to win (a contest) or gain (a prize), esp. easily
walk out
- to leave abruptly or angrily
- ☆ to go on strike
walk out on
☆walk through
- Theater to carry out a walk-through of
- to make or become familiar with (a process, job, etc.) as by a step-by-step demonstration
walk with God
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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