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to walk

to walk

39 7.5
To allow a batter to go to first base after four balls
  • verb
  • /wɔk/
  • Jargon
translation icon : 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
31 4.1

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

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

Phrasal Verbs

632 3.5

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

396 1.6

To enter a room or building by walking without knocking

214 1.7

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

211 3.5

To accidentally become involved in a situation you did not plan

to walk out of
  • Informal
164 3.1

To leave a meeting or event suddenly to show you disagree

to walk out
  • Informal
112 3.4

Leave a place suddenly because you are angry or protesting

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

69 1.0

To go past something on foot without stopping

47 4.1

To go into a room and see something private by accident

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

to walk off
  • Informal
37 3.5

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

to walk around
  • Informal
34 3.0

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

To take a dog outside on a leash for exercise

18 4.5

To leave a court or prison without being punished

to walk through
  • Informal
18 4.0

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

to walk off with
  • Informal
13 6.5

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

11 4.1

Stop work and leave a place as a protest by workers

8 3.1

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

to walk over
  • Informal
7 4.2

Beat someone very easily

Move with short uneven steps because one leg or foot hurts

to walk off
  • Informal
6 7.5

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

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

3 7.2

Treat someone badly by using them and ignoring their feelings

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

To enter a place directly and confidently without hesitation

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

6.1

To treat someone badly by ignoring their needs and using them

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

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.