walk¹ /wök/

1. (of a biped) to move along on foot with alternate steps, the walker always having at least one foot on the ground
2. (of a quadruped) to move along in such a way that there are always at least two feet on the ground
3. To pace
4. To journey on foot
5. To ramble, go on foot for pleasure, exercise, etc
6. (of an inanimate object) to be in motion (obsolete)
7. To make progress (nautical)
8. (of the tongue) to wag (obsolete)
9. To make slow progress
10. To circulate, spread, be rife (obsolete)
11. (of a ghost) to go restlessly about
12. To move
13. To behave in a certain way, follow a certain course
14. To move off, depart, withdraw
15. To conduct oneself, behave
16. To be in harmonious association (obsolete)
17. To go to first base after receiving four balls (baseball)
18. To leave the cricket pitch when dismissed, esp without waiting for the umpire to adjudicate on an appeal
19. (of an object) to disappear (usu with implications of unauthorized removal) (informal, esp facetious)
20. To go free, esp from a court of law, without receiving any punishment (US)

1. To pass through or over, perambulate, traverse
2. To follow or trace out on foot
3. To measure out by walking
4. To wear (eg through, to shreds) by walking
5. To go through (a dance) at a slow pace
6. To circulate (obsolete)
7. To cause to walk, or to move as if walking
8. To lead or accompany by walking

1. The action or an act of walking
2. A spell of walking, esp for pleasure or exercise
3. A perambulation in procession
4. A walking race
5. A gait
6. That in or through which one walks
7. A possible or suitable route or course for walking
8. A path or place for walking
9. A tree-bordered avenue
10. A place for animals, eg young hounds, to train or to exercise
11. A run for fowl
12. A place where a game cock is kept
13. High pasture-ground (obsolete)
14. A division of a forest
15. A distance walked, or a distance as measured by the time taken to walk it
16. Conduct
17. One's course of life, sphere of action or profession, esp in walk of life
18. The regular route of a postman, policeman, etc
19. A hawker's district or round
20. A hunting-ground (obsolete)
21. (in pl) grounds or a park (obsolete)
22. A flock (of snipe or of wagtails)

walkˈable adjective

walkˈer noun

1. Someone who walks or takes part in walking races
2. A colporteur or (dialect) a vagrant
3. A forester (historical)
4. A person who trains and walks young hounds
5. Any bird that walks rather than hops
6. A stick insect
7. Any device which helps esp babies or elderly people to walk
8. A man of good social standing who accompanies a woman VIP on official engagements in the absence of her husband (US sl)

An exclamation of incredulity

walkˈing noun

1. The verbal noun of walk
2. Pedestrianism
3. The sport of racing using a walking rather than running gait
4. The condition of a surface from the point of view of someone who walks on it

1. That walks, or that moves as if walking
2. That oscillates
3. Used in or for walking
4. Performed by walking
5. Worked by a person or animal who walks
6. In human form, as in walking dictionary, walking disaster

walkˈabout adverb

On the move, as in go walkabout, esp temporarily back into the bush (of Australian Aborigines), or meeting the public on foot (of royalty, politicians, etc)

noun

1. A wandering, a journey
2. A walk by royalty, etc in order to meet the public

walkˈ-aroundˈ noun

1. An old dance in which performers, often blackfaced minstrels, moved in a wide circlular movement
2. A march in procession about the stage (theatre)
3. The music for either of these

walkˈ-away noun (informal)

An effortless victory

walkˈer-onˈ noun

A performer who plays non-speaking roles

walkˈie-talkˈie or walkˈy-talkˈy noun

A portable transmitting and receiving radiotelephone

walkˈ-in noun

1. A person who enters premises to make enquiries or offer services without previously making contact
2. A theft committed by a walk-in thief

adjective

1. (of a thief) who gains entrance without breaking in
2. (of a cupboard, etc) big enough to walk into and move around in
3. (of a service, etc) available without requiring an appointment

walking bass noun (jazz)

A bass part in 4–4 rhythm using a simple repetitive tune moving up and down the octave

walkˈing-beam noun

A beam or oscillating lever for transmitting power, eg that actuating the cable in cable-drilling for oil

walking bus noun

A group of children who regularly walk between home and school together under adult supervision

walking case noun

A patient not confined to bed

walking fern noun

An American fern of the genus Camptosorus, whose frond tips take root when touching the ground

walking fish noun

Any of various fishes, mainly Asiatic, that are able to move about on land

walking frame noun

A usu metal frame for giving an infirm person support while walking

walking gentleman or walking lady noun

An actor or actress playing very small non-speaking parts for which a good appearance is required

walking leaf noun

1. A leaf insect
2. Another name for walking fern

walkˈing-orders, walking papers or walkˈing-ticket plural noun (slang)

Dismissal

walking part noun

One in which the actor has nothing to say

walking race noun

A race in which competitors must walk rather than run

walkˈing-stick, walkˈing-cane or walkˈing-staff noun

A stick, cane or staff used for support in walking

walking stick, walking straw or walking twig noun

A stick insect

walking toad noun

A natterjack

walking wounded adjective

(of troops) wounded but not requiring stretchers, not bedridden

plural noun

1. Such casualties
2. People handicapped by mental or emotional problems (informal)

walkˈ-mill noun

1. A machine operated by the walking of a horse
2. See also waulk

walkˈ-on noun

A walking part

adjective

1. (of an air service or aeroplane) for which one does not have to purchase a ticket in advance, the seats being non-bookable
2. (of a part in a play, etc) non-speaking

walkˈout noun

1. The act of walking out, usu to indicate disapproval
2. A sudden industrial strike

walkˈover noun

1. A race where only one competitor appears, and has merely to cover the course to win
2. An easy or unopposed victory, usu in sport

walkˈ-through noun

A tentative practice, esp a rehearsal of a dramatic part without an audience, cameras, etc

walkˈ-up adjective (chiefly N American)

1. Reached by means of stairs
2. (of a building) with upper storeys accessible only by stairs
3. Denoting spectators at a sports event who do not purchase tickets in advance

noun

A walk-up building, apartment, etc

walkˈway noun

1. A road or path, etc constructed for pedestrians only
2. A country track for walkers

walky-talky see walkie-talkie above.

charity walk or sponsored walk

An organized walk in aid of charity, each participator having obtained from a sponsor or sponsors an agreement to contribute money according to distance covered

go walkies (informal)

1. (of a dog) to go for a walk
2. (of an inanimate object) to go missing, presumably stolen

walk a tightrope

To follow a narrow and difficult route beset with dangers, as if on a tightrope

walk away from

1. To outdistance or outdo easily
2. To have nothing more to do with
3. To emerge from (an accident, etc) with no or only minor injuries

walk away with

To win (a prize, etc) with ease

walk into

1. To collide or meet with unexpectedly
2. To involve oneself in (eg difficulties) esp without due circumspection
3. To enter without effort or opposition
4. To beat (archaic)
5. To storm at (archaic)
6. To eat a hearty quantity of (archaic)

walk it

1. To go on foot
2. To succeed, win easily (informal)

walk off

1. To leave
2. To depart
3. To get rid of (eg disagreeable feelings or effects) by walking

walk off with

1. To steal
2. To win easily

walk on

1. To walk ahead
2. To continue to walk
3. To have a walking part

walk on air

To be exultant or light-hearted

walk one's chalks

To quit, go away without ceremony

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• up at
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