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Sounds | waa'k; wao'k |
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Rhymes | aftershock, antiknock, Antioch, and 82 more rhymes in aak at the HyperDic website... |
airlock, balk, boardwalk, and 22 more rhymes in aok at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | The act of traveling by foot. |
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Examples | "walking is a healthy form of exercise" |
Synonyms | walking |
Parts | pace, stride, tread |
Narrower | ambulation; sleepwalking, somnambulism, somnambulation, noctambulism, noctambulation; gait; march, marching; plodding; prowl; shamble, shambling, shuffle, shuffling; wading |
Broader | locomotion, travel |
Verbs | walk; walk; walk; walk |
Meaning | (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls. |
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Synonyms | base on balls, pass |
Category | baseball, baseball game, ball |
Broader | accomplishment, achievement |
Verbs | walk; walk |
Meaning | Manner of walking. |
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Examples | "he had a funny walk" |
Synonyms | manner of walking |
Broader | carriage, bearing, posture |
Verbs | walk; walk; walk; walk |
Meaning | The act of walking somewhere. |
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Examples | "he took a walk after lunch" |
Narrower | amble, promenade, ramble, saunter, stroll, perambulation; constitutional; foot; hike, tramp; last mile; moonwalk; perambulation; turn; walkabout; walk-through |
Broader | travel, traveling, travelling |
Verbs | walk; walk; walk |
Meaning | A path set aside for walking. |
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Examples | "after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk" |
Synonyms | walkway, paseo |
Narrower | boardwalk; catwalk; promenade, mall; sidewalk, pavement; skywalk |
Broader | path |
Verbs | walk; walk; walk |
Meaning | A slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground. |
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Broader | gait |
Verbs | walk |
Meaning | Careers in general. |
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Examples | "it happens in all walks of life" |
Synonyms | walk of life |
Broader | career, calling, vocation |
Meaning | Use one's feet to advance. Advance by steps. |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
Model | Sam and Sue walk; The children walk to the playground |
Examples | "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" |
Entails | step |
Entailed by | stumble, trip |
Narrower | tramp down, trample, tread down; lollop; tap; stumble, falter, bumble; foot, leg it, hoof, hoof it; toe; traipse, shlep; perambulate, walk about, walk around; ambulate; sneak, mouse, creep, steal, pussyfoot; wade; swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock; sleepwalk, somnambulate; slink; limp, 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; stagger, flounder; stomp, stamp, stump; lumber, pound; pace; tread, trample; slouch; mince; clump, clomp; march, process; step |
Broader | travel, go, move, locomote |
Contrary | ride |
Similar to | walk, take the air; walk; walk; walk; walk |
See also | walk about, walk around |
Nouns | walk; walk; walk; walker; walk, walking |
Meaning | Traverse or cover by walking. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "Walk the tightrope"; "Paul walked the streets of Damascus"; "She walks 3 miles every day" |
Broader | traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across |
Similar to | walk |
Nouns | walker; walk; walk; walk; walker; walk; walker; walker |
Meaning | Accompany or escort. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Model | The men walk the horses across the field |
Examples | "I'll walk you to your car" |
Narrower | trot; march |
Broader | accompany |
Similar to | walk; walk |
Meaning | Obtain a base on balls. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody |
Category | baseball, baseball game, ball |
Broader | score, hit, tally, rack up |
Similar to | walk |
Nouns | walk |
Meaning | Live or behave in a specified manner. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP |
Examples | "walk in sadness" |
Broader | behave, comport |
Meaning | Take a walk. Go for a walk. Walk for pleasure. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
Examples | "The lovers held hands while walking"; "We like to walk every Sunday" |
Synonyms | take the air |
Narrower | constitutionalize |
Broader | travel, go, move, locomote |
Similar to | walk |
Nouns | walk; walk; walk; walk |
Meaning | Give a base on balls to. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
Category | baseball, baseball game, ball |
Broader | play |
Similar to | walk |
Nouns | walk |
Meaning | Be or act in association with. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP |
Examples | "We must walk with our dispossessed brothers and sisters"; "Walk with God" |
Broader | consociate, associate |
Meaning | Make walk. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
Model | The men walk the horses across the field |
Examples | "He walks the horse up the mountain"; "Walk the dog twice a day" |
Narrower | parade, exhibit, march; march |
Broader | compel, oblige, obligate |
Similar to | walk; walk |
Nouns | walk; walk |
Meaning | Walk at a pace. |
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Pattern | Something ----s |
Model | The horses walk across the field |
Examples | "The horsese walked across the meadow" |
Broader | pace |
Similar to | walk |
Nouns | walk |