walk
noun
1. the act of traveling by foot
- walking is a healthy form of exercise
Similar word(s): walking
Definition categories: act, locomotion, travel
2. (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
Similar word(s): pass
Definition categories: act, accomplishment, achievement
3. manner of walking
- he had a funny walk
Definition categories: attribute, bearing, carriage, posture
4. the act of walking somewhere
- he took a walk after lunch
Definition categories: act, travel, traveling, travelling
5. a path set aside for walking
- after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk
Similar word(s): paseo, walkway
Definition categories: man–made, path
6. a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground
Definition categories: act, gait
7. careers in general
- it happens in all walks of life
Definition categories: act, calling, career, vocation
Sentences with walk as a noun:
- I take a walk every morning
- It’s a long walk from my house to the library
- The Ministry of Silly Walks is underfunded this year
- The pitcher now has two walks in this inning alone
verb
1. use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
- Walk, don't run!
- We walked instead of driving
- She walks with a slight limp
Definition categories: motion, go, locomote, move, travel
2. accompany or escort
- I'll walk you to your car
Definition categories: motion, accompany
3. obtain a base on balls
Definition categories: competition, hit, score, tally
4. traverse or cover by walking
- Walk the tightrope
- Paul walked the streets of Damascus
- She walks 3 miles every day
Definition categories: motion, cover, cross, track, traverse
5. give a base on balls to
Definition categories: competition, play
6. live or behave in a specified manner
- walk in sadness
Definition categories: social, behave, comport
7. be or act in association with
- We must walk with our dispossessed brothers and sisters
- Walk with God
Definition categories: social, associate, consociate
8. walk at a pace
- The horses walked across the meadow
Definition categories: motion, pace
9. make walk
- He walks the horse up the mountain
- Walk the dog twice a day
Definition categories: motion, compel, obligate, oblige
10. take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure
- The lovers held hands while walking
- We like to walk every Sunday
Definition categories: motion, go, locomote, move, travel
Sentences with walk as a verb:
- To walk briskly for an hour every day is to keep fit.
- If you can’t present a better case, that robber is going to walk.
- If you leave your wallet lying around, it’s going to walk.
- I walk two miles to school every day. The museum’s not far from here – you can walk it.
- I walk the dog every morning. Will you walk me home?
- I carefully walked the ladder along the wall.
- I walked the streets aimlessly.
- If we don't offer him more money he'll walk.