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What does walk mean?

nounverb

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Definitions of walk

1.A journey completed primarily by traveling from place to place on foot.
2.The total distance covered while traveling on foot.
3.An Olympic walking race requiring continuous ground contact.
4.A person's distinctive gait or manner of moving on foot.
5.A maintained path, sidewalk, or other route intended for pedestrians.
6.In poker, a deal won uncontested by whoever posted the largest blind.
7.In baseball, first base awarded after the pitcher throws four balls.
8.A passage or open space between rows of plantation crops.
9.Historically, premises where dogfighting puppies were housed and trained.
10.In graph theory, connected vertices paired with edges linking each successive pair.
11.Informally, a task that can be completed with very little effort.
12.Historically in British banking, a check requiring hand delivery because standard clearing was unavailable.

1.To escape conviction or punishment after facing criminal prosecution.
2.For property, to disappear unexpectedly, especially through theft.
3.In cricket, to leave voluntarily after judging oneself out, before an umpire rules.
4.To traverse a stated distance while proceeding on foot.
5.To accompany a person or animal during a pedestrian outing.
6.In baseball, to award first base after four pitches outside the strike zone.
7.To shift an object gradually, alternating it between separate positions.
8.To thicken cloth by wetting, pressing, and beating its fibers.
9.To cross an area by foot or another slow, progressive movement.
10.Informally, to leave somewhere or relinquish one's position.
11.To propel a vehicle beside oneself while moving forward on foot.
12.To behave according to, or follow, a chosen course through life.
13.To move restlessly about when one would normally remain still, especially as a ghost.
14.In archaic usage, to remain active or mobile.
15.Historically, to house a young dog in a dogfighting training enclosure.
16.In hotel use, to relocate a guest when a confirmed room is unavailable.

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