LookItUpwalk
Meaning in simple English
US /wɔːk/
walk means: To move on your feet, taking steps without running.
verb
ON FOOTA1
To move on your feet, taking steps without running.
- I walk to school.
- We walked slowly through the park.
- Can your baby walk yet?
COVER DISTANCEA2
To travel a particular distance or route on foot.
- We walk three miles every day.
- She walked the entire route alone.
- How far did you walk yesterday?
TAKE ALONGA2
To take a person or animal somewhere on foot, usually for company or exercise.
- I walk the dog every morning.
- He walked his grandmother to the bus stop.
- Will you walk me home?
ESCAPE PUNISHMENTC1
To leave court without being punished for a crime.
- The suspect might walk.
- Without a witness, the accused man walked free.
- The jury let him walk despite the evidence.
GO MISSINGC1
If an object does this, it disappears, often because someone steals it.
- Leave cash here and it will walk.
- Several tools walked from the workshop last week.
- Phones tend to walk when nobody is watching.
noun
TRIP ON FOOTA1
A trip you make on foot, often for pleasure or exercise.
- We went for a walk.
- A short walk helped me feel better.
- Did you enjoy your walk with the dog?
DISTANCE ON FOOTA2
The distance between places measured by how far or how long you travel on foot.
- The station is a short walk away.
- It is a long walk from here to school.
- The hotel is a ten-minute walk from the beach.
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