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walk

walk

15 5.6
A slow way a horse goes with at least two feet on the ground
  • noun
  • /wɔk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : paso
  • The women with the piñata will start up the street at a slow walk.

Examples

  • It's about a six-hour walk from my house to the beach, giving us plenty of time to enjoy the scenery.

  • Buck was still sweating from the steep walk up here.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • The horse loses control of its walk, and I understand that it does not serve me anymore.

    Blog text (34)
  • It's a good day's walk to get downtown, but there are convenience stores a lot closer than that.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Racer had pulled ahead in his burst of speed, but soon he slowed to a walk and Whinney caught up.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • The cow had slowed to a walk far out among the lingering snowdrifts that etched the bases of the hills.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • The horse maintained a steady walk as we rode through the quiet forest path.

  • The children enjoyed a leisurely walk along the riverbank, admiring the view and chatting happily.

Antonyms

1.0

To move a boat fast in the same direction as the wind

21 2.8

A horse's fastest way of running when all feet leave the ground

Idioms

walk in the park
  • Informal
16 1.0

An easy task that needs little effort

10 6.7

To be very careful not to upset someone

to walk the line
  • Informal
5 6.8

Keep a careful balance between different demands and views

4 7.7

To be in a difficult situation where you must be very careful to avoid failure or trouble

To seem perfect and able to do anything

Leave a dangerous situation without getting hurt

To start with simple tasks before trying harder ones

To do two simple things at the same time

1 8.2

To do risky, adventurous things outside your usual life

To say someone is the most outstanding person who has ever lived

To feel very happy and excited

1 8.7

To move with bent arms and a stiff posture like the dance from the song

Start with basic skills before trying harder tasks

7.1

To hurry to do something so you do not miss a good chance

To tell someone to go away in a rude, angry way

Imagine being the other person to understand their feelings and situation

To start a journey into the unknown that brings adventure and personal change

To be in a very dangerous situation where a small mistake causes big harm

Act carefully to avoid causing trouble in a tense, painful situation

To be in a risky situation that needs great care to avoid failure

Compounds

33 3.4

The job, background, or place in society a person has

14 1.0

A short time spent moving on foot in a place without a clear destination

walk-on
  • Jargon
11 6.8

A small acting role in a play, film, or TV show that usually has no spoken lines

8 3.9

A small room you can enter to store clothes or change

5 3.5

A person who arrives without an appointment to get a service

space walk
  • Specialized
5 4.9

A time when an astronaut leaves a spacecraft to work outside in space

4 4.2

An inspection where people go through a place to check for problems

4 5.3

Close enough to reach on foot, like a shop or school

3 3.5

A place or service you can use without an appointment

3 5.6

A building with several floors and no elevator where you must use stairs

2 3.5

A covered passage through the ground floor of a building

2 3.6

A step-by-step guide that shows how to do something

walk-through
  • Jargon
2 5.1

A rehearsal where actors read scripts and practice stage movements

1 3.7

Large enough to enter and use for storing clothes or changing

1 9.5

A small railed platform on a house roof used to watch ships at sea

random walk
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A process where a number changes by random steps, like particle motion or price changes

walk-on
  • Jargon
1 7.3

An acting part that has no spoken lines

cake walk
  • Informal
1 1.3

A very easy task that needs little effort

1 9.9

Money given during elections to get people to vote for a candidate or pay small local costs

walk-in
  • Literature
1 7.5

An expected easy victory in an election or contest

walk-in
  • Jargon
1 8.2

A person who comes to a government to give secret information or ask to stay in the country

A home in a building with no elevator that you reach by stairs

An awkward way of moving with uneven, jerky steps

A walk outside when the sun is setting and the light is fading

A slow relaxed walk while you make a short tune with your mouth

How Fast

to gallop
25 1.9
canter
  • Specialized
4 6.5
trot
15 1.6
walk
  • Specialized
15 5.6

Surface Forms

walk singular
walks plural

Etymology

Walk also names the slow step of a horse and comes from the basic idea of moving on the feet, so a horse's walk is its gentle, four-footed way of moving. This is why riders call the slow gait a walk.