| VERB | motion | walk | use one's feet to advance |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | walk | accompany or escort | |
| competition | walk | obtain a base on balls | |
| motion | walk | traverse or cover by walking | |
| competition | walk | give a base on balls to | |
| social | walk | live or behave in a specified manner | |
| social | walk | be or act in association with | |
| motion | walk | walk at a pace | |
| motion | walk | make walk | |
| motion | walk, take the air | take a walk | |
| NOUN | act | walk, walking | the act of traveling by foot |
| act | walk, base on balls, pass | (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls | |
| attribute | walk, manner of walking | manner of walking | |
| act | walk | the act of walking somewhere | |
| artifact | walk, walkway, paseo | a path set aside for walking | |
| act | walk | a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground | |
| act | walk, walk of life | careers in general |
| Sounds | waa'k; wao'k | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | aftershock ... woodcock: 87 rhymes with aak... | |
| airlock ... tomahawk: 27 rhymes with aok... | ||
| Meaning | The act of traveling by foot. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "walking is a healthy form of exercise" | |
| Synonym | walking | |
| Parts | pace, stride, tread | A step in walking or running |
| Narrower | ambulation | walking about |
| gait | A person's manner of walking | |
| march, marching | The act of marching | |
| plodding, plod | The act of walking with a slow heavy gait | |
| prowl | The act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner) | |
| shamble, shambling, shuffle, shuffling | walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet | |
| sleepwalking, somnambulism, somnambulation, noctambulism, noctambulation | walking by a person who is asleep | |
| wading | walking with your feet in shallow water | |
| Broader | locomotion, travel | self-propelled movement |
| Spanish | andadura, andar, caminar, paseo | |
| Catalan | caminada, caminar, excursionisme | |
| Verbs | walk | use one's feet to advance |
| walk | traverse or cover by walking | |
| walk | take a walk | |
| walk | make walk | |
| Meaning | (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | base on balls, pass | |
| Category | baseball, baseball game, ball | A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players |
| Broader | accomplishment, achievement | The action of accomplishing something |
| Verbs | walk | obtain a base on balls |
| walk | give a base on balls to | |
| Meaning | manner of walking. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he had a funny walk" | |
| Synonym | manner of walking | |
| Broader | carriage, bearing, posture | characteristic way of bearing one's body |
| Spanish | andares, andar | |
| Verbs | walk | use one's feet to advance |
| walk | traverse or cover by walking | |
| walk | take a walk | |
| walk | make walk | |
| Meaning | The act of walking somewhere. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he took a walk after lunch" | |
| Narrower | amble, promenade, saunter, stroll, perambulation | A leisurely walk (usually in some public place) |
| constitutional | A regular walk taken as a form of exercise | |
| foot | travel by walking | |
| hike, hiking, tramp | A long / long walk usually for exercise or pleasure | |
| last mile | The last walk of a condemned person to the execution place | |
| moonwalk | An exploratory walk by an astronaut on the surface of the moon | |
| perambulation | A walk around a territory (a parish or manor or forest etc.) in order to officially assert and record its boundaries | |
| turn | Taking a short walk out and back | |
| walk-through | The act of walking in order to view something | |
| walkabout | nomadic excursions into the bush made by an Aborigine | |
| Broader | travel, traveling, travelling | The act of going from one place to another |
| Spanish | paseo | |
| Catalan | passeig, passejada | |
| Verbs | walk | use one's feet to advance |
| walk | traverse or cover by walking | |
| walk | take a walk | |
| Meaning | A path set aside for walking. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk" | |
| Synonyms | walkway, paseo | |
| Narrower | ambulatory | A covered walkway (as in a cloister) |
| boardwalk | A walkway made of wooden boards / boards | |
| catwalk | Narrow pathway high in the air (as above a stage or between parts of a building or along a bridge) | |
| flagging | A walk of flagstones | |
| promenade, mall | A public area set aside as a pedestrian walk | |
| sidewalk, pavement | walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians | |
| skywalk | An elevated walkway between buildings (usually enclosed) | |
| Broader | path | A way especially designed for a particular use |
| Spanish | camino, pasarela, paseo | |
| Catalan | passeig | |
| Verbs | walk | use one's feet to advance |
| walk | traverse or cover by walking | |
| walk | take a walk | |
| Meaning | A slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | gait | A horse's manner of moving |
| Verbs | walk | walk at a pace |
| Meaning | careers in general. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "it happens in all walks of life" | |
| Synonym | walk of life | |
| Broader | career, calling, vocation | The particular occupation for which you are trained |
| Meaning | Accompany or escort. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | The men walk the horses across the field | |
| Example | "I'll walk you to your car" | |
| Narrower | march | Force to march |
| trot | Cause to trot | |
| Broader | accompany | go or travel along with |
| Similar to | walk | Use one's feet to advance |
| walk | make walk | |
| Spanish | caminar, pasear | |
| Catalan | caminar, passejar amb, passejar | |
| Meaning | Obtain a base on balls. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Category | baseball, baseball game, ball | A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players |
| Broader | score, hit, tally, rack up | gain points in a game / game / game |
| Similar to | walk | Give a base on balls to |
| Nouns | walk | (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls |
| Meaning | traverse or cover by walking. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Broader | traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across | Travel across or pass over |
| Similar to | walk | Use one's feet to advance |
| Spanish | andar, caminar | |
| Catalan | caminar | |
| Nouns | walk | the act of traveling by foot |
| walk | the act of walking somewhere | |
| walk | a path set aside for walking | |
| walk | manner of walking | |
| walker | an enclosing framework on casters or wheels | |
| walker | a light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber / rubber castors or wheels and handles | |
| walker | a shoe designed for comfortable walking | |
| walker | a person who travels by foot | |
| Meaning | Give a base on balls to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Category | baseball, baseball game, ball | A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players |
| Broader | play | participate in games / games or sport |
| Similar to | walk | Obtain a base on balls |
| Spanish | hacer un pase, pasar | |
| Nouns | walk | (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls |
| Meaning | Live or behave in a specified manner. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "walk in sadness" | |
| Broader | behave, comport | Behave well or properly |
| Spanish | andar | |
| Meaning | Be or act in association with. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Examples |
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| Broader | consociate, associate | Bring or come into association or action |
| Spanish | andar | |
| Meaning | walk at a pace. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Model | The horses walk across the field | |
| Example | "The horses walked across the meadow" | |
| Broader | pace | Go at a pace |
| Similar to | walk | Use one's feet to advance |
| Spanish | andar, caminar | |
| Catalan | caminar | |
| Nouns | walk | a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground |
| Meaning | make walk. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | The men walk the horses across the field | |
| Examples |
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| Narrower | march | Cause to march or go at a marching pace |
| parade, exhibit, march | walk ostentatiously | |
| Broader | compel, oblige, obligate | Force somebody to do something |
| Similar to | walk | Use one's feet to advance |
| walk | Accompany or escort | |
| Spanish | caminar, sacar a caminar | |
| Catalan | caminar | |
| Nouns | walk | the act of traveling by foot |
| walk | manner of walking | |
| Meaning | Take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Examples |
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| Synonym | take the air | |
| Narrower | constitutionalize | Take a walk for one's health or to aid digestion, as after a meal |
| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
| Similar to | walk | Use one's feet to advance |
| Spanish | caminar, tomar el aire | |
| Nouns | walk | the act of traveling by foot |
| walk | the act of walking somewhere | |
| walk | a path set aside for walking | |
| walk | manner of walking | |
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