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walk over
walk W0014200 (wôk)v. walked, walk·ing, walks v.intr.1. To move over a surface by taking steps with the feet at a pace slower than a run: a baby learning to walk; a horse walking around a riding ring.2. a. To go or travel on foot: walked to the store.b. To go on foot for pleasure or exercise; stroll: walked along the beach looking for shells.c. To move in a manner suggestive of walking: saw a woodpecker walking up the tree trunk.3. To conduct oneself or behave in a particular manner; live: walks in majesty and pride.4. To appear as a supernatural being: The specter of famine walks through the land.5. Informal a. To go out on strike.b. To resign from one's job abruptly; quit.c. To be acquitted: The alleged killer walked.6. a. Baseball To go to first base after the pitcher has thrown four pitches ruled as balls.b. Basketball To move illegally while holding the ball; travel.7. Obsolete To be in constant motion.v.tr.1. To go or pass over, on, or through by walking: walk the financial district of a city.2. To bring to a specified condition by walking: They walked me to exhaustion.3. To cause to walk or proceed at a walk: walk a horse uphill.4. To accompany in walking; escort on foot: walk the children home; walked me down the hall.5. To traverse on foot in order to survey or measure; pace off: walked the bounds of the property.6. To move (a heavy or cumbersome object) in a manner suggestive of walking: walked the bureau into the hall.7. Baseball a. To allow (a batter) to go to first base by throwing four pitches ruled as balls.b. To cause (a run) to score by walking a batter. Often used with in.n.1. a. The gait of a human or other biped in which the feet are lifted alternately with one part of a foot always on the ground.b. The gait of a quadruped in which at least two feet are always touching the ground, especially the gait of a horse in which the feet touch the ground in the four-beat sequence of near hind foot, near forefoot, off hind foot, off forefoot.c. The self-controlled extravehicular movement in space of an astronaut.2. The act or an instance of walking, especially a stroll for pleasure or exercise.3. a. The rate at which one walks; a walking pace.b. The characteristic way in which one walks.4. The distance covered or to be covered in walking.5. A place, such as a sidewalk or promenade, on which one may walk.6. A route or circuit particularly suitable for walking: one of the prettiest walks in the area.7. a. Baseball A base on balls.b. Basketball The act or an instance of moving illegally with the ball; traveling.8. Sports a. A track event in which contestants compete in walking a specified distance.b. Racewalking.9. An enclosed area designated for the exercise or pasture of livestock.10. a. An arrangement of trees or shrubs planted in widely spaced rows.b. The space between such rows.Phrasal Verbs: walk out1. To go on strike.2. To leave suddenly, often as a signal of disapproval. walk over Informal 1. To treat badly or contemptuously.2. To gain an easy or uncontested victory over. walk through To perform (a play, for example) in a perfunctory fashion, as at a first rehearsal.Idioms: walk away from1. To outdo, outrun, or defeat with little difficulty: walked away from the competition.2. To survive (an accident) with very little injury.3. To refuse to accept (an offer, for example).4. To decline to continue participation in (a job, relationship, or activity, for example), often abruptly or nonchalantly.5. To abandon (a property) on which one owes a mortgage, as when the principal of the mortgage exceeds the market value of the house. walk in the park Something that is easy to do or accomplish. walk off/away with1. To win easily or unexpectedly.2. To steal. walk of shame Slang The walk home from a place where one unexpectedly spent the night engaged in activity, especially casual sex, considered embarrassing or shameful. walk on air To feel elated. walk out on To desert or abandon. walk (someone) through To guide (someone) deliberately through (a process), one step at a time: She walked me through the installation of new software. walk the plank To be forced, as by pirates, to walk off a plank extended over the side of a ship so as to drown. walk the walk1. To have skill, ability, or experience in a given activity or field.2. To do what one claims one will do; deliver on one's promises.
[Middle English walken, from Old English wealcan, to roll; see wel- in Indo-European roots.]
walk′a·bil′i·ty n.walk′a·ble adj.Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | walk over - beat easily; "The local team walked over their old rivals for the championship"beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" |
Translationswalk over
walk over (someone)1. To use someone to further one's own selfish interests. You need to discipline your students so that they don't walk over you.2. To decisively and easily defeat an opponent. They might be the number one seed in the tournament, but we're determined not to let them walk over us.See also: over, walkwalk over (to someone or something)to move to someone or something on foot. I walked over to her and asked her what she thought. I just walked over.See also: over, walkwalk over1. See walk all over. 2. Defeat easily, as in We walked over them in that practice game but don't know how we'll do in the real thing . [Second half of 1900s] See also: over, walkwalk overv.1. To move over something by walking: We walked over the hot coals.2. To treat someone badly or contemptuously: Teachers must be assertive or children will walk all over them.3. To gain an easy or uncontested victory over: In the final football game of the year, Harvard walked over Yale 35 to 7.See also: over, walkEncyclopediaSeewalkAcronymsSeeWOwalk over
Words related to walk oververb beat easilyRelated Words- beat
- beat out
- vanquish
- trounce
- crush
- shell
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