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Feb 13, 2012
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Synonyms for walk

Noun

1. walk, walking, locomotion, travel
usage: the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise"
2. base on balls, walk, pass, accomplishment, achievement
usage: (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls"
3. walk, manner of walking, carriage, bearing, posture
usage: manner of walking; "he had a funny walk"
4. walk, travel, traveling, travelling
usage: the act of walking somewhere; "he took a walk after lunch"
5. walk, walkway, paseo, path
usage: a path set aside for walking; "after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk"
6. walk, gait
usage: a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground
7. walk of life, walk, career, calling, vocation
usage: careers in general; "it happens in all walks of life"

Verb

1. walk, travel, go, move, locomote, walk around, walk about
usage: 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"
2. walk, traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
usage: traverse or cover by walking; "Walk the tightrope"; "Paul walked the streets of Damascus"; "She walks 3 miles every day"
3. walk, accompany
usage: accompany or escort; "I'll walk you to your car"
4. walk, score, hit, tally, rack up
usage: obtain a base on balls
5. walk, behave, comport
usage: live or behave in a specified manner; "walk in sadness"
6. walk, take the air, travel, go, move, locomote
usage: take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure; "The lovers held hands while walking"; "We like to walk every Sunday"
7. walk, play
usage: give a base on balls to
8. walk, consociate, associate
usage: be or act in association with; "We must walk with our dispossessed brothers and sisters"; "Walk with God"
9. walk, compel, oblige, obligate
usage: make walk; "He walks the horse up the mountain"; "Walk the dog twice a day"
10. walk, pace
usage: walk at a pace; "The horsese walked across the meadow"
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