walk
24 ENTRIES FOUND:
- walk (verb)
- walk (noun)
- walk–in (adjective)
- walk–in (noun)
- walking (noun)
- walking (adjective)
- walking papers (noun)
- walking stick (noun)
- walk–on (noun)
- walk–through (noun)
- walk–up (noun)
- power walk (verb)
- space walk (noun)
- air (noun)
- aisle (noun)
- cock (noun)
- egg (noun)
- eggshell (noun)
- job (noun)
- life (noun)
- park (noun)
- plank (noun)
- run (verb)
- tall (adjective)
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walking
Britannica Dictionary definition of WALK
1
a
[no object]
:
to move with your legs at a speed that is slower than running
— often used figuratively
—
see also sleepwalk
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Is your grandson walking yet?
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It's a lovely day—let's walk (instead of driving).
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He walks home from school every day.
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It's not far; you can walk there in five minutes.
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It was a while after the accident before she could walk again.
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He walked away without saying goodbye!
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She turned and walked away from him.
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The driver walked away from the accident unharmed.
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They walk around the neighborhood every morning for exercise.
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We walked around the city all day seeing the sights.
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He walked to the store.
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He walked with her to the library.
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We had to walk up five flights of stairs to his apartment.
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She walked up to the counter and ordered a coffee.
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You don't have to knock. Just walk right in.
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Her father walked in when they were kissing. = They were kissing when in walked her father.
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He walked into the room. [=he entered the room by walking]
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She wasn't paying attention and walked into the sign. [=she accidentally hit the sign while walking past it]
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We like to go walking [=go for walks; take walks] in the morning.
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We can't let these big corporations just walk in and take over the town!
b
[+ object]
:
to go with (someone) to a place by walking
:
to walk with (someone)
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She walks her children home from school.
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The nurse walked the patient to the bathroom.
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I'll walk you to your car.
c
[+ object]
:
to cause (an animal) to go for a walk with you
:
to take (an animal) for a walk
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He walks the dog at least three times a day.
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She walked the horse to the stable.
d
[+ object]
:
to cause (something) to move with you while walking
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She walked her bike up the hill.
2
[+ object]
:
to move (something) in a way that is like walking
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They walked the heavy bookcase over to the wall by moving one end at a time.
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He walked his fingers along the baby's belly.
3
[+ object]
:
to pass over, through, or along (something) by walking
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We walked four miles.
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We walked the whole trail.
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It is no longer safe to walk the streets at night.
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She slowly walked the tightrope.
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police officers walking the beat
4
baseball
a
[no object]
of a batter
:
to get to first base by not swinging at four pitches that are balls
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She walked her first time at bat.
b
[+ object]
of a pitcher
:
to cause (a batter) to go to first base by throwing four pitches that are balls
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He walked the first two batters.
5
[no object]
:
to be allowed to go free without being punished for a crime
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He walked on a technicality.
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Although there was evidence against her, she walked free because of an illegal search by the police.
walk away
[phrasal verb]
1
:
to decide not to do or be involved in something
— often + from
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If you don't like the deal, you can just walk away.
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He walked away from a chance to play professional baseball to join the Peace Corps.
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You can't just walk away from your responsibilities!
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She is not one to walk away from a challenge.
2
walk away with (something)
informal
:
to win (something) especially in an easy way
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She walked away with the election.
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He walked away with first place.
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She had the winning ticket and walked away with $50,000!
walk before you (can) run
:
to learn the basics before trying to do something more advanced
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Don't get ahead of yourself. You have to walk before you can run.
walk down the aisle
walking on air
walk in on
[phrasal verb]
walk in on (someone or something)
:
to enter a room and interrupt (someone or something)
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He walked in on me when I was getting dressed.
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She walked in on the meeting.
walk into
[phrasal verb]
1
walk into (something)
:
to become involved in or fooled by (something) because you are not aware of what is really happening
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He walked right into our trap.
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“I can't believe you fell for that old joke!” “Yeah, I guess I walked right into that one.”
2
chiefly British
:
to get (a job) very easily
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After college, she walked straight into a job.
walk it
informal
1
:
to go to a place by walking
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“Should we take the car?” “It's not that far. Let's just walk it.”
2
British
:
to do something successfully and easily
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It's an easy exam. You'll walk it.
walk off
[phrasal verb]
1
:
to leave somewhere suddenly especially as a way of showing disapproval
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She slapped him in the face and walked off.
2
walk off (something)
or
walk (something) off
:
to get rid of (something) by walking
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He walked off a cramp in his leg.
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That was a pretty big dinner. Let's walk some of it off in the park.
3
walk off with (something)
informal
a
:
to steal (something)
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He walked off with $500,000 worth of jewelry.
b
:
to win (something) especially in an easy or impressive way
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They walked off with the state championship.
walk off the/your job
chiefly US, informal
:
to stop working and go on strike
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Teachers walked off the job today.
walk on eggshells
informal or US walk on eggs
:
to be very careful about what you say or do
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She is very touchy, so you have to walk on eggshells around her.
walk out
[phrasal verb]
1
a
:
to leave somewhere suddenly especially as a way of showing disapproval
— often + of
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His racist remark caused many people in the audience to walk out.
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A whole group of angry parents walked out of the meeting.
b
:
to go on strike
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The workers walked out over a wage dispute.
2
informal
a
walk out on (someone)
:
to leave (someone) suddenly and unexpectedly
:
to abandon or desert (someone)
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He walked out on his wife and children.
b
walk out on (something)
:
to leave before the completion of (something)
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The director has reportedly walked out on the movie.
walk over
[phrasal verb]
walk (all) over (someone)
informal
:
to not consider the wishes or feelings of (someone)
:
to treat (someone) very badly
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Don't let people walk all over you! Stand up for yourself!
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They thought they could just walk right over us.
walk tall
:
to walk or behave in a way that shows you feel proud and confident
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After that winning performance, she can once again walk tall.
walk the plank
:
to be forced to walk along a board sticking out over the side of a ship and fall into the sea
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The traitor was forced to walk the plank.
walk the streets
:
to be a prostitute who finds customers by walking around in the streets
—
see also streetwalker
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young runaways forced to walk the streets
walk the walk
informal
:
to do the things that you say you will do
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Don't talk the talk unless you can walk the walk! [=don't say that you can do something unless you can actually do it]
walk through
[phrasal verb]
1
walk through (something)
:
to do (something) slowly or without much effort
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We walked through the whole dance routine once, then practiced each section.
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It's a shame to see such a talented actress just walking through her part.
2
walk (someone) through (something)
:
to help (someone) do (something) by going through its steps slowly
—
see also walk-through
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He walked me through installing the software.
2
walk
/ˈwɑːk/
noun
plural
walks
2
walk
/ˈwɑːk/
noun
plural
walks
Britannica Dictionary definition of WALK
1
[count]
:
an act of walking
:
an act of going somewhere by walking
— usually singular
—
see also power walk, space walk
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It is a short/long walk to the restaurant.
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It is about a five-minute walk (from here).
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a quarter mile walk
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She finished her run and slowed to a walk to cool down.
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It's a nice day to go for a walk.
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We took a walk along the beach. = (Brit) We had a walk along the beach.
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He took the dog for a walk.
3
4
[count]
:
an organized event in which people walk to raise money for a particular cause or group
— often + for
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She is participating in the walk for breast cancer research.
5
[count]
:
a particular way of walking
— usually singular
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His walk is just like his father's.
6
[singular]
:
a slow speed
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A shortage of raw materials slowed production to a walk.
all walks of life
or every walk of life
— used to refer to people who have many different jobs or positions in society
— usually used with from
— sometimes used with of or in in U.S. English
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People from all walks of life came to the carnival.
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Thousands of worshippers from every walk of life joined together in prayer.
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Children of every walk of life attend this school.
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people in all walks of life
cock of the walk
walk in the park
US, informal
:
something that is pleasant or easy
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Being a firefighter is no walk in the park.
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The test should be a walk in the park for her.
