walk

walk
verb
1》 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.
2》 guide, accompany, or escort (someone) on foot.
    ↘take (a dog) out for exercise.
    ↘train and look after (a hound puppy).
3》 N. Amer. informal abandon a job or commitment.
    ↘be released from suspicion or from a charge.
4》 Baseball reach first base automatically after not hitting at four balls pitched outside the strike zone.
5》 archaic live or behave in a specified way.
noun
1》 an act of walking or an outing on foot.
2》 an unhurried rate of movement on foot.
    ↘the slowest gait of an animal.
3》 a route for recreational walking.
    ↘a path.
4》 Brit. a part of a forest under one keeper.
5》 Brit. a farm where a hound puppy is trained.
Phrases
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.
Phrasal verbs
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
1》 steal.
2》 win.
walk out
1》 depart suddenly or angrily.
    ↘go on strike.
2》 Brit. informal, dated go for walks in courtship.
Derivatives
walkable adjective
Origin
OE wealcan 'roll, toss', also 'wander', of Gmc origin.

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