v.
- move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn.
▸travel over (a route or area) on foot.
▸(of a quadruped) proceed with the slowest gait, always having at least two feet on the ground at once.
▸informal (of a thing) go missing or be stolen.
▸Cricket (of a batsman) leave the field without waiting to be given out by the umpire.
- guide, accompany, or escort (someone) on foot.
▸take (a dog) out for exercise.
▸train and look after (a hound puppy).
- N. Amer. informal abandon a job or commitment.
▸be released from suspicion or from a charge.
- Baseball reach first base automatically after not hitting at four balls pitched outside the strike zone.
- archaic live or behave in a specified way.
n.
- an act of walking or an outing on foot.
- an unhurried rate of movement on foot.
▸the slowest gait of an animal.
- a route for recreational walking.
▸a path.
- Brit. a part of a forest under one keeper.
- Brit. a farm where a hound puppy is trained.
Phrase
- a walk in the park
informal something that is very easy to accomplish. - walk it
informal achieve a victory easily. - walk of life
a person's occupation or position within society. - walk on eggshells
be extremely cautious about one's words or actions. - walk one's
(or the)
talk
chiefly N. Amer. suit one's actions to one's words. - win in a walk
N. Amer. win without effort or competition.
Phrase verbal
- walk
(all)
over
informal treat in an inconsiderate or exploitative manner. ▸defeat easily.
- walk away
casually or irresponsibly abandon an involvement or responsibility. - walk off with
(or away with)
informal - steal.
- win.
- walk out
- depart suddenly or angrily.
▸go on strike.
- Brit. informal, dated go for walks in courtship.
Derivative
Etymology
OE wealcan ‘roll, toss’, also ‘wander’, of Gmc origin.