Etymology : partly from Middle English walken , from Old English wealcan to roll, toss, journey about and partly from Middle English walkien , from Old English wealcian to roll up, muffle up; akin to Middle Dutch walken to knead, press, full
Pronunciation : wok
Function : verb
Date : before 12th century
1. striding, strolling; journey on foot; path; passage; sidewalk; manner of walking; profession; lane. stroll, stride; travel by foot; lead, guide; accompany; conduct. not have to pay a fine or go to jail, get off They couldn't prove that Don was guilty, so he walked. walk\walk\ (w&add;k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. walked ; p. pr. & vb. n. walking.] [oe. walken, probably from as. wealcan to roll, turn, revolve, akin to d. walken to felt hats, to work a hat, g. walken to full, ohg. walchan to beat, to full, icel. vālka to roll, to stamp, sw. valka to full, to roll, dan. valke to full; cf. skr. valg to spring; but cf. also as. weallian to roam, ramble, g. wallen. ?130.].
2. to move along on foot; to advance by steps; to go on at a moderate pace; specifically, of two-legged creatures, to proceed at a slower or faster rate, but without running, or lifting one foot entirely before the other touches the ground. at the end of twelve months, he walked in the palace of the kingdom of babylon. iv.
3. when peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to jesus. xiv. 29.note: in the walk of quadrupeds, there are always two, and for a brief space there are three, feet on the ground at once, but never four.
4. to move or go on the feet for exercise or amusement; to take one's exercise; to ramble.
5. to be stirring; to be abroad; to go restlessly about; -- said of things or persons expected to remain quiet, as a sleeping person, or the spirit of a dead person; to go about as a somnambulist or a specter. i have heard, but not believed, the spirits of the dead may walk again. when was it she last walked?.
6. to be in motion; to act; to move; to wag. [obs.] "her tongue did walk in foul reproach." do you think i'd walk in any plot? jonson. i heard a pen walking in the chimney behind the cloth.
7. to behave; to pursue a course of life; to conduct one's self. we walk perversely with god, and he will walk crookedly toward us. taylor.
8. to move off; to depart. [obs. or colloq.] he will make their cows and garrans to walk.
9. To move along on foot; to advance by steps; to go on at a moderate pace; specifically, of two-legged creatures, to proceed at a slower or faster rate, but without running, or lifting one foot entirely before the other touches the ground.
10. To move or go on the feet for exercise or amusement; to take one's exercise; to ramble.
11. To be stirring; to be abroad; to go restlessly about; said of things or persons expected to remain quiet, as a sleeping person, or the spirit of a dead person; to go about as a somnambulist or a specter.
12. To be in motion; to act; to move; to wag.
13. To behave; to pursue a course of life; to conduct one's self.
14. To move off; to depart.
15. To pass through, over, or upon; to traverse; to perambulate; as, to walk the streets.
16. To cause to walk; to lead, drive, or ride with a slow pace; as to walk one's horses.
17. To subject, as cloth or yarn, to the fulling process; to full.
18. The act of walking, or moving on the feet with a slow pace; advance without running or leaping.
19. The act of walking for recreation or exercise; as, a morning walk; an evening walk.
20. Manner of walking; gait; step; as, we often know a person at a distance by his walk.
21. That in or through which one walks; place or distance walked over; a place for walking; a path or avenue prepared for foot passengers, or for taking air and exercise; way; road; hence, a place or region in which animals may graze; place of wandering; range; as, a sheep walk.
22. A frequented track; habitual place of action; sphere; as, the walk of the historian.
23. Conduct; course of action; behavior.
24. The route or district regularly served by a vender; as, a milkman's walk.
25. In coffee, coconut, and other plantations, the space between them.
26. A place for keeping and training puppies.
27. An inclosed area of some extent to which a gamecock is confined to prepare him for fighting.
28. To put or keep in a walk; to train in a walk.
29. To move in a manner likened to walking. the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise" the act of walking somewhere; "he took a walk after lunch" a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground a path set aside for walking; "after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk" manner of walking; "he had a funny walk" obtain a base on balls give a base on balls to take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure; "The lovers held hands while walking"; "We like to walk every Sunday" use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "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" make walk; "He walks the horse up the mountain"; "Walk the dog twice a day" accompany or escort; "I'll walk you to your car" traverse or cover by walking; "Walk the tightrope"; "Paul walked the streets of Damascus"; "She walks 3 miles every day" walk at a pace; "The horsese walked across the meadow" be or act in association with; "We must walk with our dispossessed brothers and sisters"; "Walk with God" live or behave in a specified manner; "walk in sadness".
30. 1. When you walk, you move forward by putting one foot in front of the other in a regular way. Rosanna and Forbes walked in silence for some while She turned and walked away They would stop the car and walk a few steps When I was your age I walked five miles to school.
31. A walk is a journey that you make by walking, usually for pleasure. I went for a walk He often took long walks in the hills.
32. A walk of a particular distance is the distance which a person has to walk to get somewhere. It was only a three-mile walk to Kabul from there The church is a short walk from Piazza Dante.
33. A walk is a route suitable for walking along for pleasure. There is a 2 mile coastal walk from Craster to Newton.
34. A walk is the action of walking rather than running. She slowed to a steady walk.
35. Someone's walk is the way that they walk. George, despite his great height and gangling walk, was a keen dancer.
36. If you walk someone somewhere, you walk there with them in order to show politeness or to make sure that they get there safely. She walked me to my car = escort.
37. If you walk your dog, you take it for a walk in order to keep it healthy. I walk my dog each evening around my local streets.
38. to be walking on air: see:
air to walk tall: see tall.
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