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verb

ˈwȯk How to pronounce walk (audio)
Definition of walknext
1
as in to tread
to go on foot I walked slowly to school

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2
as in to strike
to refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet demands workers threatened to walk unless management agreed to shoulder more of the cost of health insurance

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walk

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noun

1
as in stroll
a relaxed journey on foot for exercise or pleasure we went for a long walk outside because it was such a nice night

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2
as in area
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence a nondenominational church that attracts worshippers from every walk of life

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as in promenade
a public place for strolling San Antonio's famous River Walk ranks among the city's foremost attractions

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Recent Examples of walk
Verb
Lorenzen had been inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame a year earlier — one of the first 25 drivers to be enshrined — but was already living in a nursing home, unable to walk. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 The crash came just over a week after two teenage girls were struck while walking near Downey High School on Coffee Road. — Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Noun
Pratt drew a leadoff walk from Steven Matz and scored from second when Chourio greeted Kevin Kelly with a two-out single. — Steve Megaree, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 For his five-part walk, Godby went from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to Knoxville, Tennessee to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Fargo, North Dakota to Bozeman, Montana to Seattle. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for walk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walk
  1. tread
  2. strike
  3. stroll
  4. area
  5. promenade
  6. step
  7. walk out
  8. department
Verb
  • Sent from pillar to post – to the bank’s Accounts, Payments and Claims treading dark puddled basement corridors and joining seemingly interminable lines.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
  • So while the new driver is here, even the most intrepid of OS tinkerers should tread carefully.
    — Nick Indge, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of tread
Verb
  • The event’s jaw-dropping radiance stunned astronomers, who think that a GRB of this strength strikes Earth only once every 10,000 years.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The Houthis also struck two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of strike
Noun
  • For a longer stroll, cross the Brooklyn Bridge for views of the Lower Manhattan skyline, the Freedom Tower, and the Empire State Building.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Pick wild apples—or go to the farmer’s market For city dwellers, Przystup recommends going to the flower market or the farmer’s market, or a classic stroll through Central Park.
    — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of stroll
Noun
  • The election process was marred by allegations of voter suppression, with Lula's campaign reporting suspended public transportation in some key areas, prompting the court to extend voting by two hours.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Fixing the problem Flexible substrates have uneven surface roughness and varying hydroxyl-group densities, making standard large-area printing techniques ineffective.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of area
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  • The public promenade that wraps around the bay in front of the hotel invites walkers, runners, and bikers to explore the historic pathway that leads to the thick, lush pine forest at the edge of the sea.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Its 4-mile (6-kilometer) promenade links broad sandy beaches, including Playa del Bajondillo and Playa de la Carihuela, offering plenty of potential eclipse-watching spots with views toward the eastern sky.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of promenade
Verb
  • De Goede scored her second bounding over a ruck, prop DaLeaka Menin scored in a lineout drive, and fullback Savannah Bauder stepped two defenders in a 55-meter solo try to make it 31-17.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Betkowski temporarily stepped away from the role in 1978 and returned to California for a couple months to receive psychiatric treatment at the then-UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of step
Verb
  • When Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva walked out of the Federal Police headquarters in Curitiba, Brazil, on November 8, 2019, hundreds of supporters were waiting for him.
    — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass walked out of Palisades Garden Cafe last Thursday morning wearing a Los Angeles Fire Department jacket.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of walk out
Noun
  • To accommodate those patients who’ve been admitted but don’t have a room, the hospital has installed dozens of beds in what was once the emergency department’s waiting room and in adjacent spaces.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The local police department is conducting a criminal investigation into the events leading up to the collision and the actions of those involved, Kinnan said Wednesday.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
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