walk
1. walk \'wo.k\ vb [partly fr. ME walken (past welk, pp. walken), fr. OE
weal]can to roll, toss (past we-olc, pp. wealcen) and partly fr. ME walkien
(past walked, pp. walked), fr. OE wealcian to roll up, muffle up; akin to
MD walken to knead, press, full, L valgus bowlegged obs 1a: ROAM, WANDER
of a spirit 1b: to move about in visible form : APPEAR of a ship 1c: to
make headway 2a: to move along on foot : advance by steps 2b: to go on
foot for exercise or pleasure 2c: to go at a walk 3a: to pursue a course
of action or way of life : conduct oneself : MBEHAVE {~ in darkness -Jn
8:12 (AV)} 3b: to be or act in association : continue in union 4: to go to
first base as the result of a base on balls of an inanimate object 5a: to
move in a manner that is suggestive of walking 5b: to stand with an
appearance suggestive of strides {pylons ~ ing across the valley} 1a: to
pass on foot or as if on foot through, along, over, or upon : TRAVERSE,
PERAMBULATE {~ the streets} {~ a tightrope} 1b: to perform or accomplish by
going on foot {~ guard} 2a: to cause (an animal) to go at a walk {~ing a
dog} 2b: to cause to move by walking {~ed his bicycle up the hill };
specif : to haul (as an anchor) by walking round the capstan 3: to follow
on foot for the purpose of measuring, surveying, or inspectin g {~ a
boundary} 4a: to accompany on foot : walk with 4b: to compel to walk 4c:
to bring to a specified condition by walking {~ed us off our feet} 5: to
move (an object) in a manner suggestive of walking 6: to perform (a dance)
at a walking pace {~ a quadrille} 7: to give a base on balls to 1: to
outrun or get the better of without difficulty 2: to survive (an accident)
with little or no injury 1a: ATTACK 1b: to reprimand harshly : criticize
severely 2a: to eat or drink greedily {walked right into the beer and
pretzels} 2b: to use up rapidly 1a: to steal and take away 1b: to take
over unexpectedly from someone else : STEAL 2: to win or gain esp. by
outdoing one's competitors without difficulty : to disregard the wishes or
feelings of : treat contemptuously 1: to walk under compulsion over the
side of a ship into the sea 2: to resign an office or position under
compulsion 1: to go through (a play or acting part) perfunctorily as in an
early stag e of rehearsal 2: to deal with or carry out perfunctorily -
walk away from
2. walk n 1: an act or instance of going on foot esp. for exercise or
pleasure {go for a ~} 2: accustomed place of walking : HAUNT 3: a place
designed for walking : 3a: a railed platform above the roof of a dwelling
house 3b1: a path specially arranged or paved for walking 3b2: SIDEWALK
3c: a public avenue for promenading : PROMENADE 3d: ROPEWALK 4: a place
or area of land in which animals feed and exercise with minimal restraint
5: distance to be walked Brit 6: a ceremonial procession 7: manner of
living : CONDUCT, BEHAVIOR 8a: the gait of a biped in which the feet are
lifted alternately with one f oot not clear of the ground before the other
touches 8b: the gait of a quadruped in which there are always at least two
feet on the ground; specif : a four-beat gait of a horse in which the feet
strike the ground in the sequence near hind, near fore, off hind, off fore
8c: an extremely low rate of speed 9: a route regularly traversed by a
person in the performance of a particul ar activity (as patrolling,
begging, vending) 10: characteristic manner of walking {his ~ is just like
his father 's} 11a: social or economic status {all ~s of life} 11b1: range
or sphere of action : FIELD, PROVINCE 11b2: VOCATION 12: a plantation of
trees arranged in rows with wide spaces between them 13: BASE ON BALLS
Webster's English Dictionary