English > walk: 17 senses > noun 1, act| Meaning | The act of traveling by foot. |
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| Example | "walking is a healthy form of exercise" |
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| Synonym | walking |
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| Parts | pace, stride, tread | A step in walking or running |
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| Narrower | ambulation | walking about |
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| 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 |
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| Spanish | andadura, andar, caminar, paseo |
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| Catalan | caminada, caminar, excursionisme |
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| Verbs | walk | use one's feet to advance |
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| walk | traverse or cover by walking |
| walk | take a walk |
| walk | make walk |
English > walk: 17 senses > noun 4, act| Meaning | The act of walking somewhere. |
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| Example | "he took a walk after lunch" |
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| Narrower | amble, promenade, saunter, stroll, perambulation | A leisurely walk (usually in some public place) |
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| 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 |
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| Spanish | paseo |
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| Catalan | passeig, passejada |
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| Verbs | walk | use one's feet to advance |
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| walk | traverse or cover by walking |
| walk | take a walk |
English > walk: 17 senses > verb 1, motion| Meaning | Use one's feet to advance; advance by steps. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
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| Model | Sam and Sue walk; The children walk to the playground |
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| Examples | - "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"
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| Entails | step | shift or move by taking a step |
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| Entailed by | stumble, trip | miss a step and fall or nearly fall |
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| Narrower | amble, mosey | walk leisurely |
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| ambulate | walk about |
| clump, clomp | walk clumsily |
| flounce | walk emphatically |
| foot, leg it, hoof, hoof it | walk |
| hike | walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise |
| limp, gimp, hobble, hitch | walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury |
| lollop | walk clumsily and with a bounce |
| lumber, pound | Move heavily or clumsily |
| march | walk fast, with regular or measured steps |
| march, process | march in a procession |
| mince | walk daintily |
| pace | walk with slow or fast paces |
| perambulate, walk about, walk around | walk with no particular goal |
| promenade | Take a leisurely walk |
| prowl | Move about in or as if in a predatory manner |
| shuffle, scuffle, shamble | walk by dragging one's feet |
| skulk | Move stealthily |
| sleepwalk, somnambulate | walk in one's sleep |
| slink | walk stealthily |
| slog, footslog, plod, trudge, pad, tramp | walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud |
| slouch | walk slovenly |
| sneak, mouse, creep, pussyfoot | To go stealthily or furtively |
| spacewalk | Move in space outside a space craft |
| stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag, careen | walk as if unable to control one's movements |
| stagger, flounder | walk with great difficulty |
| stalk | walk stiffly |
| step | walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner |
| stomp, stamp, stump | walk heavily |
| stride | walk with long steps |
| stroll, saunter | walk leisurely and with no apparent aim |
| stumble, falter, bumble | walk unsteadily |
| tap | walk with a tapping sound |
| tiptoe, tip, tippytoe | walk on one's toes |
| tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock | To walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others |
| toddle, coggle, totter, dodder, paddle, waddle | walk unsteadily |
| toe | walk so that the toes assume an indicated position or direction |
| traipse, shlep | walk or tramp about |
| tramp down, trample, tread down | walk on and flatten |
| tread, trample | tread or stomp heavily or roughly |
| wade | walk (through relatively shallow water) |
| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
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| See also | walk about, walk around | walk with no particular goal |
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| Opposite | ride | Be carried or travel on or in a vehicle |
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| Similar to | walk | Accompany or escort |
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| walk | walk at a pace |
| walk | traverse or cover by walking |
| walk, take the air | Take a walk |
| walk | make walk |
| Spanish | andar, caminar, ir, pasear |
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| Catalan | caminar |
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| Nouns | walk, walking | the act of traveling by foot |
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| walk | the act of walking somewhere |
| walk | a path set aside for walking |
| walk | manner of walking |
| walker | a person who travels by foot |
English > walk: 17 senses > verb 4, motion| Meaning | traverse or cover by walking. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
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| Examples | - "Walk the tightrope"
- "Paul walked the streets of Damascus"
- "She walks 3 miles every day"
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| Broader | traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across | Travel across or pass over |
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| Similar to | walk | Use one's feet to advance |
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| Spanish | andar, caminar |
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| Catalan | caminar |
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| Nouns | walk | the act of traveling by foot |
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| 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 |
