Walk | Mean of walk in English Dictionary
/ˈwɑːk/
- Verb
- to move with your legs at a speed that is slower than running
- Is your grandson walking yet?
- It's a lovely day—let's walk (instead of driving).
- 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.
- He walked with her to the library.
- We had to walk up five flights of stairs to his apartment.
- She walked up to the counter and ordered a coffee.
- You don't have to knock. Just walk right in.
- Her father walked in when they were kissing. = They were kissing when in walked her father.
- He walked into the room. [=he entered the room by walking]
- She wasn't paying attention and walked into the sign. [=she accidentally hit the sign while walking past it]
- We like to go walking [=go for walks; take walks] in the morning.
- We can't let these big corporations just walk in and take over the town!
- to go with (someone) to a place by walking
- She walks her children home from school.
- The nurse walked the patient to the bathroom.
- I'll walk you to your car.
- to cause (an animal) to go for a walk with you
- He walks the dog at least three times a day.
- She walked the horse to the stable.
- to cause (something) to move with you while walking
- She walked her bike up the hill.
- to move (something) in a way that is like walking
- They walked the heavy bookcase over to the wall by moving one end at a time.
- He walked his fingers along the baby's belly.
- to pass over, through, or along (something) by walking
- We walked four miles.
- We walked the whole trail.
- It is no longer safe to walk the streets at night.
- She slowly walked the tightrope.
- police officers walking the beat
- to get to first base by not swinging at four pitches that are balls
- She walked her first time at bat.
- to cause (a batter) to go to first base by throwing four pitches that are balls
- He walked the first two batters.
- to be allowed to go free without being punished for a crime
- He walked on a technicality.
- Although there was evidence against her, she walked free because of an illegal search by the police.
- to decide not to do or be involved in something
- If you don't like the deal, you can just walk away.
- He walked away from a chance to play professional baseball to join the Peace Corps.
- You can't just walk away from your responsibilities!
- She is not one to walk away from a challenge.
- to win (something) especially in an easy way
- She walked away with the election.
- He walked away with first place.
- She had the winning ticket and walked away with $50,000!
- to learn the basics before trying to do something more advanced
- Don't get ahead of yourself. You have to walk before you can run.
- to enter a room and interrupt (someone or something)
- He walked in on me when I was getting dressed.
- She walked in on the meeting.
- to become involved in or fooled by (something) because you are not aware of what is really happening
- He walked right into our trap.
- “I can't believe you fell for that old joke!” “Yeah, I guess I walked right into that one.”
- to get (a job) very easily
- After college, she walked straight into a job.
- to go to a place by walking
- “Should we take the car?” “It's not that far. Let's just walk it.”
- to do something successfully and easily
- It's an easy exam. You'll walk it.
- to leave somewhere suddenly especially as a way of showing disapproval
- She slapped him in the face and walked off.
- to get rid of (something) by walking
- He walked off a cramp in his leg.
- That was a pretty big dinner. Let's walk some of it off in the park.
- to steal (something)
- He walked off with $500,000 worth of jewelry.
- to win (something) especially in an easy or impressive way
- They walked off with the state championship.
- to stop working and go on strike
- Teachers walked off the job today.
- to be very careful about what you say or do
- She is very touchy, so you have to walk on eggshells around her.
- to go on strike
- The workers walked out over a wage dispute.
- to leave (someone) suddenly and unexpectedly
- He walked out on his wife and children.
- to leave before the completion of (something)
- The director has reportedly walked out on the movie.
- to not consider the wishes or feelings of (someone)
- Don't let people walk all over you! Stand up for yourself!
- They thought they could just walk right over us.
- to walk or behave in a way that shows you feel proud and confident
- After that winning performance, she can once again walk tall.
- to be forced to walk along a board sticking out over the side of a ship and fall into the sea
- The traitor was forced to walk the plank.
- to be a prostitute who finds customers by walking around in the streets
- young runaways forced to walk the streets
- to do the things that you say you will do
- Don't talk the talk unless you can walk the walk! [=don't say that you can do something unless you can actually do it]
- to do (something) slowly or without much effort
- We walked through the whole dance routine once, then practiced each section.
- It's a shame to see such a talented actress just walking through her part.
- to help (someone) do (something) by going through its steps slowly
- He walked me through installing the software.
- Noun
- an act of walking
- It is a short/long walk to the restaurant.
- It is about a five-minute walk (from here).
- a quarter mile walk
- She finished her run and slowed to a walk to cool down.
- It's a nice day to go for a walk.
- We took a walk along the beach. = (Brit) We had a walk along the beach.
- He took the dog for a walk.
- a place or path for walking
- The cliff walk along the ocean is very popular.
- Many exotic plants can be found along the walk.
- (US) She raked the yard and swept off the front walk. [=walkway]
- an organized event in which people walk to raise money for a particular cause or group
- She is participating in the walk for breast cancer research.
- a particular way of walking
- His walk is just like his father's.
- a slow speed
- A shortage of raw materials slowed production to a walk.
- something that is pleasant or easy
- Being a firefighter is no walk in the park.
- The test should be a walk in the park for her.