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walk

walk

34 7.0
When a batter goes to first base after four balls
  • noun
  • /wɔk/
  • Jargon
: base por bolas
  • The Red Sox pitcher was nervous and gave up two walks.
  • intentional walk
  • draw a walk
  • ninth-inning walk

Examples

  • Earlier this week, I looked at the effect that changing leagues has on walk rate for hitters.

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  • Or at least give you the intentional walk to first.

  • Now, look, we can win with a walk.

  • This is the first pitch after a walk.

  • Nine walks and a hit batter from the staff today.

  • Uh, you don't want to take a lot of walks.

  • In his first plate appearance, he worked a four-pitch walk off of the Nationals' Ryan Perry.

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  • Eck issued a walk in the first inning but stranded the runner.

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  • After a five-pitch walk to Allen Craig, he got Yadier Molina swinging on a 94 mph fastball.

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  • In the last game, the team received four walks in the first inning, putting them in a strong position.

Synonyms

base on balls
vswalk
  • Specialized
1 5.5

An advance to first base after a batter receives four pitches outside the strike zone

focuses on the award aspect rather than the physical movement

Antonyms

to strike out
  • Jargon
60 4.1

In baseball, cause a batter to be out after they miss three pitches

Idioms

To seem perfect and able to do anything

walk in the park
  • Informal
22 1.0

An easy task that needs little effort

to walk the line
  • Informal
12 6.8

Keep a careful balance between different demands and views

10 6.7

To be very careful not to upset someone

8 8.2

To do risky, adventurous things outside your usual life

Imagine being the other person to understand their feelings and situation

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

5 7.7

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

Leave a dangerous situation without getting hurt

To do two simple things at the same time

1 8.7

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

1 7.1

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

To start with simple tasks before trying harder ones

To feel very happy and excited

1 9.6

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

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

1 8.6

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

Start with basic skills before trying harder tasks

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

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

Compounds

36 3.4

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

22 1.0

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

19 3.7

Large enough to enter and use for storing clothes or changing

16 3.5

A person who arrives without an appointment to get a service

space walk
  • Specialized
9 4.9

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

7 4.2

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

walk-on
  • Jargon
6 6.8

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

cake walk
  • Informal
5 1.3

A very easy task that needs little effort

4 5.6

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

3 5.3

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

walk-through
  • Jargon
3 5.1

A rehearsal where actors read scripts and practice stage movements

2 3.5

A place or service you can use without an appointment

2 3.9

A small room you can enter to store clothes or change

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

1 3.6

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

1 3.5

A covered passage through the ground floor of a building

1 9.9

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

walk-on
  • Jargon
1 7.3

An acting part that has no spoken lines

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

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

1 6.4

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

An awkward way of moving with uneven, jerky steps

walk-in
  • Literature
7.5

An expected easy victory in an election or contest

How Successful

home run
186 2.3
double
  • Jargon
37 3.5
single
  • Jargon
33 4.2
walk
  • Jargon
34 7.0
whiff
  • Jargon
1 7.9

Surface Forms

walk singular
walks plural

Etymology

In baseball, a walk means a batter goes to first base after four balls, and the name comes from the idea that the player simply 'walks' to first base. So a walk is a free move to first base.