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walk

walk

758 1.0
An act of moving on foot for exercise, pleasure, or travel
  • noun
  • /wɔk/
translation icon : paseo
  • I'm going for a walk.
  • take a walk
  • go for a walk
  • a minute walk

That's Christy goes on walks when I perturb her.

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Examples

  • One day during spring break, I went for a walk in Mount Auburn Cemetery.

  • I went for a walk.

  • So we went on a little walk and look what we found.

  • But when I went for that walk, I was not that man.

  • OK, next we'll go for a walk down the street.

  • Then we're going to go on a little morning walk at the beach.

  • We're going to take a little walk, all right?

  • We're gonna go for a walk and get some fresh air.

  • We're going to go for a walk.

  • We enjoyed a lovely walk in the park to appreciate the blooming flowers.

Synonyms

walking
vswalk
337 1.0

Moving on your feet at a regular pace for exercise or travel

is an act done once for exercise, pleasure, or travel
stroll
vswalk
92 1.2

A slow easy walk taken for pleasure

is any act on foot and can be faster or private
hiking
vswalk
89 1.1

Long walks in the countryside for exercise and pleasure

is any act on foot, not limited to long rural trips
turn
vswalk
  • UK
7 3.1

A short, usually gentle walk for pleasure

is any act, not limited to short out-and-back trips
walkabout
vswalk
  • Australian
3 8.4

A journey on foot often in the Australian outback for travel or pleasure

is any short act for exercise, not a long travel excursion
tramp
vswalk
  • UK
3 3.8

A long walk taken for exercise or enjoyment

is any act on foot but often shorter and without the traveling sense
walkie
vswalk
  • UK
2 8.4

A short informal trip on foot for exercise or to take a pet outside

is a general act not limited to short informal trips
saunter
vswalk
1 6.4

A slow relaxed walk that someone takes for pleasure

is broader and can include different speeds or purposes
promenade
vswalk
1 5.0

A slow walk for pleasure in a public place

is any act for exercise or travel without the display purpose
constitutional
vswalk
  • UK
1 7.2

A short walk taken regularly to keep healthy

is any single act, not necessarily done regularly
footwalk
vswalk
4.2

A walk that people take for pleasure, exercise, or an organized event

is the general act without being part of an organized event
walkies
vswalk
  • Baby Talk
8.5

A short walk for pleasure often said when talking to a dog or child

is the standard neutral term for the same act without playfulness
speedwalk
vswalk
3.9

A fast walk done for exercise that is slower than running

is regular pace movement on foot, not necessarily done quickly
streetwalking
vswalk
3.1

Moving along streets on foot for pleasure or exercise

is not limited to streets; it can happen anywhere for various purposes

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 Strenuous

to trek
9 3.9
to hike
120 2.0
to march
389 1.0
walk
758 1.0
to stroll
122 1.8

Surface Forms

walk singular
walks plural

Etymology

Walk comes from an old English word meaning 'to go on foot', and it is the same family as walker and walkway. So a walk is the action of moving by foot for pleasure or exercise.