walk

A1
Pronunciation
/wɔːk/
/wɔk/
Noun
14 definition(s)
1 Definition

A trip made by walking.

Example Sentences
  • I take a walk every morning
2 Definition

A distance walked.

Example Sentences
  • It’s a long walk from my house to the library
3 Definition

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.

4 Definition

A manner of walking; a person's style of walking.

Example Sentences
  • The Ministry of Silly Walks is underfunded this year
5 Definition

A path, sidewalk/pavement or other maintained place on which to walk. Compare trail.

6 Definition

A situation where all players fold to the big blind, as their first action (instead of calling or raising), once they get their cards.

7 Definition

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".

Example Sentences
  • The pitcher now has two walks in this inning alone
8 Definition

In coffee, coconut, and other plantations, the space between them.

9 Definition

(Belize) An area of an estate planted with fruit-bearing trees.

10 Definition

A place for keeping and training puppies for dogfighting.

11 Definition

An enclosed area in which a gamecock is confined to prepare him for fighting.

12 Definition

A sequence of alternating vertices and edges, where each edge's endpoints are the preceding and following vertices in the sequence.

13 Definition

Something very easily accomplished; a walk in the park.

14 Definition

A cheque drawn on a bank that was not a member of the London Clearing and whose sort code was allocated on a one-off basis; they had to be "walked" (hand-delivered by messengers).

Verb
18 definition(s)
1 Definition

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.

Example Sentences
  • To walk briskly for an hour every day is to keep fit.
2 Definition

To "walk free", i.e. to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly when actually guilty.

Example Sentences
  • If you can’t present a better case, that robber is going to walk.
3 Definition

Of an object, to go missing or be stolen.

Example Sentences
  • If you leave your wallet lying around, it’s going to walk.
4 Definition

(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.

5 Definition

To travel (a distance) by walking.

Example Sentences
  • I walk two miles to school every day.  The museum’s not far from here – you can walk it.
6 Definition

To take for a walk or accompany on a walk.

Example Sentences
  • I walk the dog every morning.  Will you walk me home?
7 Definition

To allow a batter to reach base by pitching four balls.

8 Definition

To move something by shifting between two positions, as if it were walking.

Example Sentences
  • I carefully walked the ladder along the wall.
9 Definition

To full; to beat cloth to give it the consistency of felt.

10 Definition

To traverse by walking (or analogous gradual movement).

Example Sentences
  • I walked the streets aimlessly.   Debugging this computer program involved walking the heap.
11 Definition

To operate the left and right throttles of (an aircraft) in alternation.

12 Definition

To leave, resign.

Example Sentences
  • If we don't offer him more money he'll walk.
13 Definition

To push (a vehicle) alongside oneself as one walks.

14 Definition

To behave; to pursue a course of life; to conduct oneself.

15 Definition

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.

16 Definition

To be in motion; to act; to move.

17 Definition

To put, keep, or train (a puppy) in a walk, or training area for dogfighting.

18 Definition

(hotel) To move a guest to another hotel if their confirmed reservation is not available on day of check-in.