Walk - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |wɔːk|  American pronunciation of the word walk
Brit.  |wɔːk|  British pronunciation of the word walk

noun

- the act of traveling by foot (syn: walking)
walking is a healthy form of exercise
- (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls (syn: pass)
- manner of walking
he had a funny walk
- the act of walking somewhere
he took a walk after lunch
- a path set aside for walking (syn: paseo, walkway)
after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk
- a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground
- careers in general
it happens in all walks of life

verb

- use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
We walked instead of driving
She walks with a slight limp
The patient cannot walk yet
- accompany or escort
I'll walk you to your car
- obtain a base on balls
- traverse or cover by walking
Paul walked the streets of Damascus
She walks 3 miles every day
- give a base on balls to
- live or behave in a specified manner
walk in sadness
- be or act in association with
We must walk with our dispossessed brothers and sisters
- walk at a pace
The horses walked across the meadow
- make walk
He walks the horse up the mountain
- take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure
The lovers held hands while walking
We like to walk every Sunday

Extra examples

Is your grandson walking yet?

He walks home from school every day.

It's not far; you can walk there in five minutes.

It was a while after the accident before she could walk again.

He walked away without saying goodbye!

She turned and walked away from him.

The driver walked away from the accident unharmed.

They walk around the neighborhood every morning for exercise.

We walked around the city all day seeing the sights.

He walked to the store.

The cliff walk along the ocean is very popular.

Many exotic plants can be found along the walk.

We walked from the park to the station.

He walked away from me without saying a word.

I had just put the dinner on when Jim walked in unexpectedly.

Phrasal verbs

walk about  — walk with no particular goal
walk away  — go away from
walk in  — enter by walking
walk off  — take without permission
walk out  — stop work in order to press demands
walk over  — beat easily

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: walk
he/she/it: walks
present participle: walking
past tense: walked
past participle: walked
noun
singular: walk
plural: walks
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