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Meaning of walk

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  walk
      n 1: the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of
           exercise" [syn: {walk}, {walking}]
      2: (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives
         four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls" [syn:
         {base on balls}, {walk}, {pass}]
      3: manner of walking; "he had a funny walk" [syn: {walk},
         {manner of walking}]
      4: the act of walking somewhere; "he took a walk after lunch"
      5: a path set aside for walking; "after the blizzard he shoveled
         the front walk" [syn: {walk}, {walkway}, {paseo}]
      6: a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the
         ground
      7: careers in general; "it happens in all walks of life" [syn:
         {walk of life}, {walk}]
      v 1: use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't
           run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a
           slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to
           the cabinet" [ant: {ride}]
      2: accompany or escort; "I'll walk you to your car"
      3: obtain a base on balls
      4: traverse or cover by walking; "Walk the tightrope"; "Paul
         walked the streets of Damascus"; "She walks 3 miles every
         day"
      5: give a base on balls to
      6: live or behave in a specified manner; "walk in sadness"
      7: be or act in association with; "We must walk with our
         dispossessed brothers and sisters"; "Walk with God"
      8: walk at a pace; "The horses walked across the meadow"
      9: make walk; "He walks the horse up the mountain"; "Walk the
         dog twice a day"
      10: take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure; "The lovers
          held hands while walking"; "We like to walk every Sunday"
          [syn: {walk}, {take the air}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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