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WALK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
Example:
he worked the pitcher for a base on balls
Synonyms:
base on balls; pass; walk
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("walk" is a kind of...):
accomplishment; achievement (the action of accomplishing something)
Domain category:
ball; 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)
Derivation:
walk (obtain a base on balls)
walk (give a base on balls to)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of traveling by foot
Example:
walking is a healthy form of exercise
Synonyms:
walk; walking
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
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)
noctambulation; noctambulism; sleepwalking; somnambulation; somnambulism (walking by a person who is asleep)
gait (a person's manner of walking)
march; marching (the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind))
plod; plodding (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)
wading (walking with your feet in shallow water)
Derivation:
walk (take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure)
walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)
walk (make walk)
walk (traverse or cover by walking)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The act of walking somewhere
Example:
he took a walk after lunch
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
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))
Derivation:
walk (take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure)
walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)
walk (traverse or cover by walking)
Sense 4
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)
Derivation:
walk (walk at a pace)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Careers in general
Example:
it happens in all walks of life
Synonyms:
walk; walk of life
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("walk" is a kind of...):
calling; career; vocation (the particular occupation for which you are trained)
Sense 6
Meaning:
A path set aside for walking
Example:
after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
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))
Derivation:
walk (traverse or cover by walking)
walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)
walk (take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Manner of walking
Example:
he had a funny walk
Synonyms:
manner of walking; walk
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("walk" is a kind of...):
bearing; carriage; posture (characteristic way of bearing one's body)
Derivation:
walk (take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure)
walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)
walk (make walk)
walk (traverse or cover by walking)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they walk ... he / she / it walks
Past simple: walked
Past participle: walked
-ing form: walking
Sense 1
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)
Verb group:
walk (give a base on balls to)
Domain category:
ball; 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
Derivation:
walk ((baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls)
Sense 2
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)
Verb group:
walk (obtain a base on balls)
Domain category:
ball; 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
Derivation:
walk ((baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure
Example:
We like to walk every Sunday
Synonyms:
take the air; walk
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "walk" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)
Verb group:
walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)
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
Derivation:
walk (manner of walking)
walk (a path set aside for walking)
walk (the act of walking somewhere)
walk (the act of traveling by foot)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
Example:
Walk over to the cabinet
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "walk" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)
"Walk" entails doing...:
step (shift or move by taking a step)
Verb group:
take the air; walk (take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure)
walk (make walk)
walk (accompany or escort)
walk (traverse or cover by walking)
walk (walk at a pace)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "walk"):
coggle; dodder; paddle; toddle; totter; waddle (walk unsteadily)
promenade (take a leisurely walk)
march (walk fast, with regular or measured steps; walk with a stride)
stride (walk with long steps)
hike (walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise)
footslog; pad; plod; slog; tramp; trudge (walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud)
tip; tippytoe; tiptoe (walk on one's toes)
stalk (walk stiffly)
flounce (walk emphatically)
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)
lumber; pound (move heavily or clumsily)
pace (walk with slow or fast paces)
trample; tread (tread or stomp heavily or roughly)
slouch (walk slovenly)
mince (walk daintily)
march; process (march in a procession)
step (walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner)
tramp down; trample; tread down (walk on and flatten)
lollop (walk clumsily and with a bounce)
tap (walk with a tapping sound)
bumble; falter; stumble (walk unsteadily)
spacewalk (move in space outside a space craft)
foot; hoof; hoof it; leg it (walk)
toe (walk so that the toes assume an indicated position or direction)
shlep; traipse (walk or tramp about)
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)
wade (walk (through relatively shallow water))
cock; prance; ruffle; sashay; strut; swagger; tittup (to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others)
sleepwalk; somnambulate (walk in one's sleep)
slink (walk stealthily)
gimp; hitch; hobble; limp (walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury)
scuffle; shamble; shuffle (walk by dragging one's feet)
saunter; stroll (walk leisurely and with no apparent aim)
amble; mosey (walk leisurely)
prowl (move about in or as if in a predatory manner)
skulk (move stealthily)
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)
Derivation:
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 (a person who travels by foot)
walking (the act of traveling by foot)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Make walk
Example:
Walk the dog twice a day
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "walk" is one way to...):
compel; obligate; oblige (force somebody to do something)
Verb group:
walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)
walk (accompany or escort)
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
Derivation:
walk (manner of walking)
walk (the act of traveling by foot)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Accompany or escort
Example:
I'll walk you to your car
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "walk" is one way to...):
accompany (go or travel along with)
Verb group:
walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)
walk (make walk)
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
Sense 7
Meaning:
Traverse or cover by walking
Example:
She walks 3 miles every day
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
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)
Verb group:
walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
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; helps babies learn to walk)
walker (a light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber castors or wheels and handles; helps invalids or the handicapped or the aged to walk)
walker (a shoe designed for comfortable walking)
walker (a person who travels by foot)
Sense 8
Meaning:
Walk at a pace
Example:
The horses walked across the meadow
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "walk" is one way to...):
pace (go at a pace)
Verb group:
walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sentence example:
The horses walk across the field
Derivation:
walk (a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground)
Sense 9
Meaning:
Be or act in association with
Example:
Walk with God
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "walk" is one way to...):
associate; consociate (bring or come into association or action)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Sense 10
Meaning:
Live or behave in a specified manner
Example:
walk in sadness
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "walk" is one way to...):
behave; comport (behave well or properly)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Context examples:
Usually, the disease is mild, but some people lose the ability to write, speak, or walk.
(Multiple Sclerosis, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
A response indicating that an individual has or had no problems walking.
(No Problems Walking, NCI Thesaurus)
So it will walk all day, sir, whispered Poole; ay, and the better part of the night.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
I turned the handle and walked in.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Yes, we walked along the Crescent together for half an hour.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
I am really not tired, which I almost wonder at; for we must have walked at least a mile in this wood.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
There was no possibility of taking a walk that day.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
I told him he was out walking.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Their time and strength, and spirits, were, therefore, exactly ready for this walk, and they entered into it with pleasure.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
My mother bent her head, and begged her to walk in.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
