- walk
- verb1》 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.noun1》 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.Phraseswalk 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 verbswalk (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) informal1》 steal.2》 win.walk out1》 depart suddenly or angrily.↘go on strike.2》 Brit. informal, dated go for walks in courtship.Derivativeswalkable adjectiveOriginOE wealcan 'roll, toss', also 'wander', of Gmc origin.
English new terms dictionary. 2014.