Move at a regular and fairly slow pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn, never having both feet off the ground at once

• - I walked across the lawn

• - she turned and walked a few paces

Use similar movements but of a different part of one's body or a support

• - he could walk on his hands, carrying a plate on one foot

Go on foot for recreation and exercise

• - you can walk in 21,000 acres of mountain and moorland

Travel along or over (a route or area) on foot

• - the police department has encouraged officers to walk the beat

(of a quadruped) Proceed with the slowest gait, always having at least two feet on the ground at once

Ride (a horse) at this pace

• - he walked his horse toward her

Abandon or suddenly withdraw from a job, commitment, or situation

• - they can walk away from the deal

• - we were expecting the merger with Bell to go through—we didn't expect Bell to walk on the deal

Be released from suspicion or from a charge

• - had any of the others come clean during the trial, he might have walked

Used to suggest that someone has achieved a state or position easily or undeservedly

• - no one has the right to walk straight into a well-paid job for life

(of a ghost) Be present and visible

• - the ghosts of Bannockburn walked abroad

Used to describe the way in which someone lives or behaves

• - walk humbly with your God

Be awarded first base after not swinging at four balls pitched outside the strike zone

Allow or enable (a batter) to do this

(of a pitcher) Give a walk with the bases loaded so as to force in (a run)

Cause or enable (someone or something) to walk or move as though walking

• - she walked her fingers over the dresses

Guide, accompany, or escort (someone) on foot

• - he walked her home to her door

Take (a domestic animal, typically a dog) out for exercise

• - a man walking his retriever

Push (a bicycle or motorcycle) while walking alongside it

An act of traveling or an excursion on foot

• - he was too restless to sleep, so he went out for a walk

Used to indicate the time that it will take someone to reach a place on foot or the distance that they must travel

• - the library is within five minutes' walk

A route recommended or marked out for recreational walking

A sidewalk or path

A part of a forest under one keeper

The round followed by a mail carrier

An unhurried rate of movement on foot

• - they crossed the field at a leisurely walk

The slowest gait of an animal

A person's manner of walking

• - the spring was back in his walk

An instance of being awarded (or allowing a batter to reach) first base after not swinging at four balls pitched outside the strike zone