noun
- The act of traveling by foot.
- usage: "walking is a healthy form of exercise"
- synonyms: walking
- Baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls. (
- usage: "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls"
- synonyms: base on balls, pass
- Manner of walking.
- usage: "he had a funny walk"
- synonyms: manner of walking
- The act of walking somewhere.
- usage: "he took a walk after lunch"
- A path set aside for walking.
- usage: "after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk"
- A slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground.
- Careers in general.
- usage: "it happens in all walks of life"
- synonyms: walk of life
verb
- Use one's feet to advance; advance by steps.
- usage: "Walk, don't run"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
- Accompany or escort.
- usage: "I'll walk you to your car"
- Obtain a base on balls.
- Traverse or cover by walking.
- usage: "Walk the tightrope"; "Paul walked the streets of Damascus"; "She walks 3 miles every day"
- Give a base on balls to.
- Live or behave in a specified manner.
- usage: "walk in sadness"
- Be or act in association with.
- usage: "We must walk with our dispossessed brothers and sisters"; "Walk with God"
- Walk at a pace.
- usage: "The horses walked across the meadow"
- Make walk.
- usage: "He walks the horse up the mountain"; "Walk the dog twice a day"
- Take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure.
- usage: "The lovers held hands while walking"; "We like to walk every Sunday"
- synonyms: take the air
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