walk
/wɔk/ noun A1- A trip made by walking. · I take a walk every morning.· go on a walk
- A distance walked. · It’s a long walk from my house to the library.· The precinct is about ten minutes’ walk, straight ahead, so you can’t miss it.
- 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. · The Ministry of Silly Walks is underfunded this year.
- A path, sidewalk/pavement or other maintained place on which to walk.
- A person's conduct or course in life. · people of different ages and walks
- A situation where all players fold to the big blind, as their first action (instead of calling or raising), once they get their cards.
- 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". · The pitcher now has two walks in this inning alone.
Plural walks
Phrasal verbs and expressions
- walk around To walk with no planned destination; to meander.
- walk away To withdraw from a problematic situation.
- walk back To withdraw or backpedal on a statement or promise.
- walk down To continually advance (on an opponent) and punch (the op...
- walk in To come without an appointment to a place that would norm...
- walk into To collide with by walking.
- walk off To recover from (a minor injury) or digest (a large meal)...
- walk on To come onstage.
- walk out To stage a walkout or strike.
- walk over Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: to walk over.
- walk through To explain (something) to (someone), step by step.
From the library
Nurse and I can walk upon;
How funny it’ll seem to come out among the people that walk with their heads downward!
I shall be a great deal too far off to trouble myself about you: you must manage the best way you can;—but I must be kind to them,” thought Alice, “or perhaps they won’t walk the way I want to go!
Come here directly, and get ready for your walk!’ ‘Coming in a minute, nurse!
Other matches
- walk To move on the feet by alternately setting each... A1
- WalK A particular histidine kinase C2
- walk around To walk with no planned destination
- walk away To withdraw from a problematic situation.
- walk back To withdraw or backpedal on a statement or prom...
- walk down To continually advance
- walk in To come without an appointment to a place that ...
- walk into To collide with by walking.
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