walk in English dictionary

  • walk

    Meanings and definitions of "walk"

    • (intransitive, colloquial) (euphemism) Of an object, to be stolen.
    • (intransitive, cricket) ( of a batsman ) To walk off the field, as if given out, after the fielding side appeals and before the umpire has ruled; done as a matter of sportsmanship when the batsman knows he is out.
    • (transitive) To travel (a distance) by walking.
    • (transitive) To take for a walk or accompany on a walk.
    • (transitive, baseball) To allow a batter to reach base by pitching four balls.
    • (transitive) To move something by shifting between two positions, as if it were walking.
    • (transitive) To full; to beat cloth to give it the consistency of felt.
    • (transitive) To traverse by walking (or analogous gradual movement).
    • (intransitive, colloquial) To leave, resign.
    • (transitive) To push (a vehicle) alongside oneself as one walks.
    • A trip made by walking.
    • A distance walked.
    • (sports) An Olympic Games track event requiring that the heel of the leading foot touch the ground before the toe of the trailing foot leaves the ground.
    • A manner of walking; a person's style of walking.
    • A path, sidewalk/pavement or other maintained place on which to walk. Compare trail.
    • (baseball) An award of first base to a batter following four balls being thrown by the pitcher; known in the rules as a "base on balls".
    • (intransitive) To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run .
    • (intransitive, colloquial) (law) To "walk free", i.e. to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly when actually guilty.
    • noun
      A trip made by walking.
    • noun
      A distance walked.
    • noun
      (sports)
      An Olympic Games track event requiring that the heel of the leading foot touch the ground before the toe of the trailing foot leaves the ground.
    • noun
      A manner of walking; a person's style of walking.
    • noun
      A path, sidewalk/pavement or other maintained place on which to walk. Compare trail.
    • noun
      (poker)
      A situation where all players fold to the big blind, as their first action (instead of calling or raising), once they get their cards.
    • noun
      (baseball)
      An award of first base to a batter following four balls being thrown by the pitcher; known in the rules as a "base on balls".
    • noun
      In coffee, coconut, and other plantations, the space between them.
    • noun
      (historical)
      A place for keeping and training puppies for dogfighting.
    • noun
      (historical)
      An enclosed area in which a gamecock is confined to prepare him for fighting.
    • noun
      (graph theory)
      A sequence of alternating vertices and edges, where each edge's endpoints are the preceding and following vertices in the sequence.
    • noun
      (colloquial)
      Something very easily accomplished; a walk in the park.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.
    • verb
      (intransitive, colloquial, law)
      To "walk free", i.e. to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly when actually guilty.
    • verb
      (intransitive, colloquial, euphemistic)
      Of an object, to be stolen.
    • verb
      (intransitive, cricket, of a batsman)
      To walk off the field, as if given out, after the fielding side appeals and before the umpire has ruled; done as a matter of sportsmanship when the batsman believes he is out.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To travel (a distance) by walking.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To take for a walk or accompany on a walk.
    • verb
      (transitive, baseball)
      To allow a batter to reach base by pitching four balls.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To move something by shifting between two positions, as if it were walking.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To full; to beat cloth to give it the consistency of felt.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To traverse by walking (or analogous gradual movement).
    • verb
      (intransitive, colloquial)
      To leave, resign.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To push (a vehicle) alongside oneself as one walks.
    • verb
      To behave; to pursue a course of life; to conduct oneself.
    • verb
      To be stirring; to be abroad; to go restlessly about; said of things or persons expected to remain quiet, such as a sleeping person, or the spirit of a dead person.
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      To be in motion; to act; to move.
    • verb
      (transitive, historical)
      To put, keep, or train (a puppy) in a walk, or training area for dogfighting.
    • move on the feet
    • law: colloquial: to go free
    • colloquial: to be stolen
    • to travel a distance by walking
    • to take for a walk
    • to full
    • to traverse by walking (or analogous gradual movement)
    • colloquial: to leave, resign
    • to push alongside oneself as one walks
    • trip made by walking
    • distance walked
    • manner of walking
    • maintained place on which to walk
    • baseball: instance of walking a batter
    • base on balls (baseball)
    • Comfortable walking on foot for relaxation and enjoyment.
    • To move from one place to another by moving legs alternately, so that at least one foot is in contact with the floor or surface at any one time.
    • noun
      a path set aside for walking; "after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk"
    • noun
      a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground
    • noun
      (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls"
    • noun
      careers in general; "it happens in all walks of life"
    • noun
      manner of walking; "he had a funny walk"
    • noun
      the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise"
    • noun
      the act of walking somewhere; "he took a walk after lunch"
    • verb
      accompany or escort; "I'll walk you to your car"
    • verb
      be or act in association with; "We must walk with our dispossessed brothers and sisters"; "Walk with God"
    • verb
      give a base on balls to
    • verb
      live or behave in a specified manner; "walk in sadness"
    • verb
      make walk; "He walks the horse up the mountain"; "Walk the dog twice a day"
    • verb
      obtain a base on balls
    • verb
      take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure; "The lovers held hands while walking"; "We like to walk every Sunday"
    • verb
      traverse or cover by walking; "Walk the tightrope"; "Paul walked the streets of Damascus"; "She walks 3 miles every day"
    • verb
      use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
    • verb
      walk at a pace; "The horses walked across the meadow"

    Synonyms of "walk" in English dictionary

    carriage, play, cut through are the top synonyms of "walk" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "walk" in English dictionary

    ride is the antonym of "walk" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of walk

    • lp  liczba pojedyncza walk; lm  liczba mnoga walks walk, walked, he walks, be walking
    • walk ( plural  walks)
    • walk ( third-person singular simple present walks, present participle walking, simple past and past participle walked)
    • walk (plural walks)
    • walk (third-person singular simple present walks, present participle walking, simple past and past participle walked) ;; Conjugation of walk
      infinitive (to) walk
      present tense past tense
      1st person singular walk walked
      2nd person singular walk,
      walkest1
      3rd person singular walks,
      walketh1
      plural walk
      subjunctive walk
      imperative walk
      participles walking walked
      1) Archaic or obsolete.
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