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walk

 
Noun walk has 7 senses
  1. walk, walking - the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise"
    --1 is a kind of locomotion, travel
    --1 has parts: pace, stride, tread
    --1 has particulars:
     ambulation; sleepwalking, somnambulism, somnambulation, noctambulism, noctambulation; gait; march, marching; plodding; prowl; shamble, shambling, shuffle, shuffling; wading
    Derived forms: verb walk9, verb walk6, verb walk2, verb walk1
  2. base on balls, walk, pass - (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls"
    --2 is a kind of accomplishment, achievement
    Derived forms: verb walk7, verb walk4
  3. walk, manner of walking - manner of walking; "he had a funny walk"
    --3 is a kind of carriage, bearing, posture
    Derived forms: verb walk9, verb walk6, verb walk2, verb walk1
  4. walk - the act of walking somewhere; "he took a walk after lunch"
    --4 is a kind of
    travel, traveling, travelling
    --4 has particulars:
     amble, promenade, ramble, saunter, stroll, perambulation; constitutional; foot; hike, tramp; last mile; moonwalk; perambulation; turn; walkabout; walk-through
    Derived forms: verb walk6, verb walk2, verb walk1
  5. walk, walkway, paseo - a path set aside for walking; "after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk"
    --5 is a kind of path
    --5 has particulars:
     boardwalk; catwalk; promenade, mall; sidewalk, pavement; skywalk
    Derived forms: verb walk6, verb walk2, verb walk1
  6. walk - a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground
    --6 is a kind of
    gait
    Derived form: verb walk10
  7. walk of life, walk - careers in general; "it happens in all walks of life"
    --7 is a kind of career, calling, vocation
Verb walk has 10 senses
  1. walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "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"
    --1 is one way to
    travel, go, move, locomote
    Antonyms: ride
    Derived forms: noun walk3, noun walk5, noun walk4, noun walk1, noun walker3, noun walking1
    Sample sentences:
    Sam and Sue walk
    The children walk to the playground
  2. walk - traverse or cover by walking; "Walk the tightrope"; "Paul walked the streets of Damascus"; "She walks 3 miles every day"
    --2 is one way to
    traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
    Derived forms: noun walker3, noun walker4, noun walker5, noun walker6, noun walk3, noun walk5, noun walk4, noun walk1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. walk - accompany or escort; "I'll walk you to your car"
    --3 is one way to
    accompany
    Sample sentence:
    The men walk the horses across the field
  4. walk - obtain a base on balls
    --4 is one way to
    score, hit, tally, rack up
    Derived form: noun walk2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s somebody
  5. walk - live or behave in a specified manner; "walk in sadness"
    --5 is one way to
    behave, comport
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s PP
  6. walk, take the air - take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure; "The lovers held hands while walking"; "We like to walk every Sunday"
    --6 is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
    Derived forms: noun walk3, noun walk5, noun walk4, noun walk1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP
  7. walk - give a base on balls to
    --7 is one way to
    play
    Derived form: noun walk2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  8. walk - be or act in association with; "We must walk with our dispossessed brothers and sisters"; "Walk with God"
    --8 is one way to
    consociate, associate
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s PP
  9. walk - make walk; "He walks the horse up the mountain"; "Walk the dog twice a day"
    --9 is one way to
    compel, oblige, obligate
    Derived forms: noun walk3, noun walk1
    Sample sentence:
    The men walk the horses across the field
  10. walk - walk at a pace; "The horsese walked across the meadow"
    --10 is one way to
    pace
    Derived form: noun walk6
    Sample sentence:
    The horses walk across the field
waling walk-beseeching walk-in walk-on walk-through walk-to walk-up walk-up apartment walk walk about walk around walk away walk briskly walk down walk in walk in closet walk of life

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