What does walk mean?

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[n] the act of traveling by foot(walking is a healthy form of exercise)[v] 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)[n] (baseball) an advance to first base by

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walk - The Free Dictionary

[n] the act of traveling by foot
(walking is a healthy form of exercise)

[v] 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)

[n] (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
(he worked the pitcher for a base on balls)

[v] accompany or escort
(I'll walk you to your car)

[n] manner of walking
(he had a funny walk)

[v] obtain a base on balls

[n] the act of walking somewhere
(he took a walk after lunch)

[v] traverse or cover by walking
(Walk the tightrope Paul walked the streets of Damascus She walks 3 miles every day)

[n] a path set aside for walking
(after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk)

[v] give a base on balls to

[n] a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground

[v] live or behave in a specified manner
(walk in sadness)

[n] careers in general
(it happens in all walks of life)

[v] be or act in association with
(We must walk with our dispossessed brothers and sisters Walk with God)

[v] walk at a pace
(The horses walked across the meadow)

[v] make walk
(He walks the horse up the mountain Walk the dog twice a day)

[v] take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure
(The lovers held hands while walking We like to walk every Sunday)

Other vocabulary

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