walk
1. the act of traveling by foot (Freq. 4)
- walking is a healthy form of exercise
• Syn:
walking
• Derivationally related forms:
walk (for: walking)
• Hypernyms:
locomotion, travel
• Hyponyms:
ambulation, sleepwalking, somnambulism, somnambulation, noctambulism,
noctambulation, gait, march, marching, plodding, plod,
prowl, shamble, shambling, shuffle, shuffling, wading
• Part Meronyms:
pace, stride, tread
2. (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls (Freq. 4)
- he worked the pitcher for a base on balls
• Syn:
base on balls, pass
• Topics:
baseball, baseball game
• Hypernyms:
accomplishment, achievement
3. manner of walking (Freq. 3)
- he had a funny walk
• Syn:
manner of walking
• Hypernyms:
carriage, bearing, posture
4. the act of walking somewhere (Freq. 2)
- he took a walk after lunch
• Hypernyms:
travel, traveling, travelling
• Hyponyms:
amble, promenade, saunter, stroll, perambulation,
constitutional, foot, hike, hiking, tramp, last mile,
moonwalk, turn, walkabout, walk-through
5. a path set aside for walking (Freq. 1)
- after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk
• Syn:
walkway, paseo
• Hypernyms:
path
• Hyponyms:
ambulatory, boardwalk, catwalk, flagging, promenade,
mall, sidewalk, pavement, skywalk
6. a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
gait
7. careers in general
- it happens in all walks of life
• Syn:
walk of life
• Hypernyms:
career, calling, vocation
1. use one's feet to advance;
advance by steps (Freq. 184)
- 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
• Ant:
ride
• See Also:
walk around, walk about
• Derivationally related forms:
walker, walking
• Hypernyms:
travel, go, move, locomote
• Hyponyms:
tramp down, trample, tread down, lollop, tap,
stumble, falter, bumble, spacewalk, foot, leg it,
hoof, hoof it, toe, traipse, shlep, perambulate,
walk about, walk around, ambulate, sneak, mouse, creep,
pussyfoot, wade, tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance,
strut, sashay, cock, sleepwalk, somnambulate, slink,
limp, gimp, hobble, hitch, shuffle, scuffle,
shamble, stroll, saunter, amble, mosey, prowl,
skulk, toddle, coggle, totter, dodder, paddle,
waddle, promenade, march, stride, hike, slog,
footslog, plod, trudge, pad, tramp, tiptoe,
tip, tippytoe, stalk, flounce, stagger, reel,
keel, lurch, swag, careen, flounder, stomp,
stamp, stump, lumber, pound, pace, tread,
slouch, mince, clump, clomp, process, step
• Verb Group:
take the air
• Entailment:
step
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
- Sam and Sue walk
- The children walk to the playground
2. accompany or escort (Freq. 3)
- I'll walk you to your car
• Hypernyms:
accompany
• Hyponyms:
trot, march
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- The men walk the horses across the field
3. obtain a base on balls (Freq. 3)
• Topics:
baseball, baseball game
• Hypernyms:
score, hit, tally, rack up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s somebody
4. traverse or cover by walking (Freq. 1)
- Walk the tightrope
- Paul walked the streets of Damascus
- She walks 3 miles every day
• Derivationally related forms:
walker
• Hypernyms:
traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over,
get over, get across, cut through, cut across
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. give a base on balls to (Freq. 1)
• Topics:
baseball, baseball game
• Hypernyms:
play
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
6. live or behave in a specified manner
- walk in sadness
• Hypernyms:
behave, comport
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
7. be or act in association with
- We must walk with our dispossessed brothers and sisters
- Walk with God
• Hypernyms:
consociate, associate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
8. walk at a pace
- The horses walked across the meadow
• Hypernyms:
pace
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- The horses walk across the field
9. make walk
- He walks the horse up the mountain
- Walk the dog twice a day
• Hypernyms:
compel, oblige, obligate
• Hyponyms:
parade, exhibit, march
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- The men walk the horses across the field
10. take a walk;
go for a walk;
walk for pleasure
- The lovers held hands while walking
- We like to walk every Sunday
• Syn:
take the air
• Hypernyms:
travel, go, move, locomote
• Hyponyms:
constitutionalize
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
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