Dictionary entry details
• WALK (noun)
Meaning:
The act of traveling by foot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
walk; walking
Context example:
walking is a healthy form of exercise
Hypernyms ("walk" is a kind of...):
locomotion; travel (self-propelled movement)
Meronyms (parts of "walk"):
pace; stride; tread (a step in walking or running)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "walk"):
ambulation (walking about)
wading (walking with your feet in shallow water)
shamble; shambling; shuffle; shuffling (walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet)
prowl (the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner))
plod; plodding (the act of walking with a slow heavy gait)
march; marching (the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind))
gait (a person's manner of walking)
noctambulation; noctambulism; sleepwalking; somnambulation; somnambulism (walking by a person who is asleep)
Meaning:
(baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
base on balls; pass; walk
Context example:
he worked the pitcher for a base on balls
Hypernyms ("walk" is a kind of...):
accomplishment; achievement (the action of accomplishing something)
Domain category:
baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)
Meaning:
Manner of walking
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
manner of walking; walk
Context example:
he had a funny walk
Hypernyms ("walk" is a kind of...):
bearing; carriage; posture (characteristic way of bearing one's body)
Meaning:
The act of walking somewhere
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
he took a walk after lunch
Hypernyms ("walk" is a kind of...):
travel; traveling; travelling (the act of going from one place to another)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "walk"):
walk-through (the act of walking in order to view something)
walkabout (nomadic excursions into the bush made by an Aborigine)
turn (taking a short walk out and back)
perambulation (a walk around a territory (a parish or manor or forest etc.) in order to officially assert and record its boundaries)
moonwalk (an exploratory walk by an astronaut on the surface of the moon)
last mile (the last walk of a condemned person to the execution place)
hike; hiking; tramp (a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure)
foot (travel by walking)
constitutional (a regular walk taken as a form of exercise)
amble; perambulation; promenade; saunter; stroll (a leisurely walk (usually in some public place))
Meaning:
A path set aside for walking
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
paseo; walkway; walk
Context example:
after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk
Hypernyms ("walk" is a kind of...):
path (a way especially designed for a particular use)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "walk"):
skywalk (an elevated walkway between buildings (usually enclosed))
pavement; sidewalk (walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway)
mall; promenade (a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk)
flagging (a walk of flagstones)
catwalk (narrow pathway high in the air (as above a stage or between parts of a building or along a bridge))
boardwalk (a walkway made of wooden boards; usually at seaside)
ambulatory (a covered walkway (as in a cloister))
Meaning:
A slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("walk" is a kind of...):
gait (a horse's manner of moving)
Meaning:
Careers in general
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
walk of life; walk
Context example:
it happens in all walks of life
Hypernyms ("walk" is a kind of...):
calling; career; vocation (the particular occupation for which you are trained)
• WALK (verb)
Meaning:
Use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context 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
Hypernyms (to "walk" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)
"Walk" entails doing...:
step (shift or move by taking a step)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "walk"):
flounce (walk emphatically)
stalk (walk stiffly)
tip; tippytoe; tiptoe (walk on one's toes)
footslog; pad; plod; slog; tramp; trudge (walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud)
hike (walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise)
stride (walk with long steps)
march (walk fast, with regular or measured steps; walk with a stride)
promenade (take a leisurely walk)
careen; keel; lurch; reel; stagger; swag (walk as if unable to control one's movements)
flounder; stagger (walk with great difficulty)
stamp; stomp; stump (walk heavily)
step (walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner)
march; process (march in a procession)
clomp; clump (walk clumsily)
mince (walk daintily)
slouch (walk slovenly)
trample; tread (tread or stomp heavily or roughly)
pace (walk with slow or fast paces)
lumber; pound (move heavily or clumsily)
coggle; dodder; paddle; toddle; totter; waddle (walk unsteadily)
skulk (move stealthily)
prowl (move about in or as if in a predatory manner)
shlep; traipse (walk or tramp about)
toe (walk so that the toes assume an indicated position or direction)
foot; hoof; hoof it; leg it (walk)
spacewalk (move in space outside a space craft)
bumble; falter; stumble (walk unsteadily)
tap (walk with a tapping sound)
lollop (walk clumsily and with a bounce)
tramp down; trample; tread down (walk on and flatten)
perambulate; walk about; walk around (walk with no particular goal)
ambulate (walk about; not be bedridden or incapable of walking)
creep; mouse; pussyfoot; sneak (to go stealthily or furtively)
amble; mosey (walk leisurely)
saunter; stroll (walk leisurely and with no apparent aim)
scuffle; shamble; shuffle (walk by dragging one's feet)
gimp; hitch; hobble; limp (walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury)
slink (walk stealthily)
sleepwalk; somnambulate (walk in one's sleep)
cock; prance; ruffle; sashay; strut; swagger; tittup (to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others)
wade (walk (through relatively shallow water))
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence examples:
The children walk to the playground
Sam and Sue walk
Antonym:
ride (be carried or travel on or in a vehicle)
Also:
walk about; walk around (walk with no particular goal)
Meaning:
Traverse or cover by walking
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context examples:
Walk the tightrope / Paul walked the streets of Damascus / She walks 3 miles every day
Hypernyms (to "walk" is one way to...):
cover; cross; cut across; cut through; get across; get over; pass over; track; traverse (travel across or pass over)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Accompany or escort
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
I'll walk you to your car
Hypernyms (to "walk" is one way to...):
accompany (go or travel along with)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "walk"):
trot (cause to trot)
march (force to march)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
The men walk the horses across the field
Meaning:
Obtain a base on balls
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "walk" is one way to...):
hit; rack up; score; tally (gain points in a game)
Domain category:
baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Live or behave in a specified manner
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Context example:
walk in sadness
Hypernyms (to "walk" is one way to...):
behave; comport (behave well or properly)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
take the air; walk
Context examples:
The lovers held hands while walking / We like to walk every Sunday
Hypernyms (to "walk" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "walk"):
constitutionalize (take a walk for one's health or to aid digestion, as after a meal)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Give a base on balls to
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "walk" is one way to...):
play (participate in games or sport)
Domain category:
baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Be or act in association with
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Context examples:
We must walk with our dispossessed brothers and sisters / Walk with God
Hypernyms (to "walk" is one way to...):
associate; consociate (bring or come into association or action)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Make walk
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context examples:
He walks the horse up the mountain / Walk the dog twice a day
Hypernyms (to "walk" is one way to...):
compel; obligate; oblige (force or compel somebody to do something)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "walk"):
exhibit; march; parade (walk ostentatiously)
march (cause to march or go at a marching pace)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
The men walk the horses across the field
Meaning:
Walk at a pace
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
The horses walked across the meadow
Hypernyms (to "walk" is one way to...):
pace (go at a pace)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sentence example:
The horses walk across the field
