walk
Meaning of walk
verb
- move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn, never having both feet off the ground at once.
I walked across the lawn
she turned and walked a few paces
his car had broken down and he'd had to walk
- guide, accompany, or escort (someone) on foot.
he walked her home to her door
a meeting to walk parents through the complaint process
- (of a thing) go missing or be stolen.
customers have to leave a deposit to ensure the beer glasses don't walk
- abandon or suddenly withdraw from a job or commitment.
he was in place as the male lead but walked at the eleventh hour
- (of a batsman) leave the field without waiting to be given out by the umpire.
- reach first base automatically after not hitting at four balls pitched outside the strike zone.
- (of a ghost) be visible; appear.
the ghosts of Bannockburn walked abroad
- live or behave in a particular way.
walk humbly with your God
- an act of travelling or an outing on foot.
he was too restless to sleep, so he went out for a walk
- a route recommended or marked out for recreational walking.
there are picnic places and waymarked walks
- an unhurried rate of movement on foot.
they crossed the field at a leisurely walk
- a part of a forest under one keeper.
- a farm where a hound puppy is trained.
- an instance of reaching first base automatically after not hitting at four balls pitched outside the strike zone.
- a flock of snipe.
Old English wealcan ‘roll, toss’, also ‘wander’, of Germanic origin. The sense ‘move about’, and specifically ‘go about on foot’, arose in Middle English.
Information about walk
- The plural form of walk is: walks.
- Languages in which walk is used:
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Hyphenation of walk
walk
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- walk is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
walk synonyms
Meaning walking:
Meaning base on balls:
Meaning walkway:
Meaning walk in a leisurely way:
Meaning walk in a slow, relaxed manner:
Meaning walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace:
Meaning walk slowly and with heavy steps, typically because of exhaustion or harsh conditions:
Meaning walk doggedly and slowly with heavy steps:
Meaning walk for a long distance, especially across country:
Meaning walk over a long distance wearily or reluctantly:
Meaning go on a long arduous journey, typically on foot:
Meaning walk in a military manner with a regular measured tread:
Meaning walk with long, decisive steps in a specified direction:
Meaning (of a group of people) come or go together or in large numbers:
Meaning keep watch over (an area) by regularly walking or travelling around it:
Meaning walk or move in a leisurely or aimless way:
Meaning walk for pleasure in the countryside:
Meaning walk in a specified way:
Meaning (of a person or animal) move about restlessly and stealthily, especially in search of prey:
Meaning (especially of a soldier) walk or march for a long distance, typically wearily or with effort:
Meaning take a leisurely public walk, ride, or drive so as to meet or be seen by others:
Meaning travel unsystematically over, through, or about (a place):
Meaning walk or move wearily or reluctantly:
Meaning move forwards in a purposeful way:
Meaning begin a course of action:
Meaning go in a specified direction or manner; change position:
Meaning move from one place to another; travel:
Meaning walk or move in a leisurely manner:
Meaning (of a soldier) march with heavy equipment over difficult terrain:
Meaning walk or travel through or round a place or area, especially for pleasure and in a leisurely way:
Meaning go somewhere with (someone) as a companion or escort:
Meaning accompany (someone or something) somewhere as an escort:
Meaning show or indicate the way to (someone):
Meaning conduct or lead:
Meaning escort or conduct (someone) to a specified place:
Meaning (of a warship or armed troops) accompany (a group of ships or vehicles) for protection:
Meaning organize and carry out:
Meaning show or guide (someone) somewhere:
Meaning assemble and arrange (a group of people, especially troops) in order:
Meaning cause (a person or animal) to go with one by holding them by the hand, a halter, a rope, etc. while moving forward:
Meaning lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold:
Meaning be present at (an event, meeting, or function):
Meaning accompany and look after or supervise:
Meaning guide or control the movement of (a vehicle, vessel, or aircraft), for example by turning a wheel or operating a rudder:
Meaning (with reference to a group of people or animals) move in a group:
Meaning guide or direct in a particular direction:
Meaning a walk taken regularly to maintain or restore good health:
Meaning a short walk or ride:
Meaning a walk or outing to take air or exercise:
Meaning a short journey or trip, especially one taken as a leisure activity:
Meaning a trip taken for pleasure, especially one lasting a day or less:
Meaning a person or animal that breathes in a particular way:
Meaning a way or course taken in getting from a starting point to a destination:
Meaning a main accent or rhythmic unit in music or poetry:
Meaning a circular piece of something:
Meaning an act or spell of running:
Meaning a roughly circular line, route, or movement that starts and finishes at the same place:
Translation of walk
- German: laufen, gehen, schreiten
- Italian: camminare, passeggiata, camminata
- French: marcher, promenade
- Spanish: caminar, andar, ir, garbeo, paseo
- Portuguese: andar, caminhar
Anagrams of walk
Words that rhyme with walk
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