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to walk

to walk

24 7.5
To allow a batter to go to first base after four balls
  • verb
  • /wɔk/
  • Jargon
: dar base por bolas
  • You wanna walk him and pitch to the next batter?
  • walk on four balls
  • walk to first
  • walk the batter

Examples

  • Rob almost always struck out, but a few times Borman walked him.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • With the game on the line, the pitcher chose to walk the batter instead of risking a hit.

  • You walk him and pitch to the rhino."

  • You walk him and pitch to the rhino.

  • How many runs have been "walked in" in the WS so far?

    Blog text (16)
  • Ball four and Hatteberg walks.

  • Verlander walked two and struck out eight, but Dan walked none and struck out nine.

    Blog text (3)
  • Obama intentionally walked a batter, and now she might just score a run.

    Blog text (4)
  • And Vaughn has walked the bases loaded on 12 straight pitches.

  • The entire crowd wanted a home run, but Cespy walked, showing some tremendous plate discipline, considering the situation.

    Blog text (3)

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

Phrasal Verbs

876 3.5

Leave a person, place, or situation without taking part anymore

to walk out
  • Informal
805 3.4

Leave a place suddenly because you are angry or protesting

729 1.6

To enter a room or building by walking without knocking

536 1.7

To go on foot in a place without a clear purpose, often for pleasure

to walk out of
  • Informal
288 3.1

To leave a meeting or event suddenly to show you disagree

to walk off
  • Informal
106 3.5

To leave a place suddenly to show you are angry or upset

97 1.0

To go past something on foot without stopping

96 3.5

To accidentally become involved in a situation you did not plan

Help someone do something by giving step-by-step instructions

65 4.1

To go into a room and see something private by accident

37 4.5

To leave a court or prison without being punished

to walk around
  • Informal
26 3.0

To act in a way that shows an attitude or feeling openly

To take a dog outside on a leash for exercise

To go on foot around the edge of something instead of through it

to walk off with
  • Informal
16 6.5

To take something quickly without the owner's permission, often without being noticed

to walk through
  • Informal
13 4.0

Practice something quickly in a simple way before doing it for real

to walk off
  • Informal
12 7.5

To take something that is not yours and carry it away without asking

12 3.1

To move around a place on your feet without a clear purpose

Move with short uneven steps because one leg or foot hurts

Two people walk close together holding hands as a sign of affection

4 4.1

Stop work and leave a place as a protest by workers

To enter a place directly and confidently without hesitation

To take a dog outside for exercise, usually on a leash

to walk over
  • Informal
2 4.2

Beat someone very easily

To move through a workplace or public area to check things and talk with people

1 9.9

To walk the streets to find people who will pay for sex

Treat someone badly by using them and ignoring their feelings

6.1

To treat someone badly by ignoring their needs and using them

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

Surface Forms

walk infinitive
walked past
walked past participle
walking present participle
walks third person singular

Etymology

To walk a batter in baseball is to let them go to first base after four balls, and the phrase comes from the simple image of the player 'walking' to the base. So to walk someone is to allow them to advance by walking to first.