walk noun
1 trip on foot
ADJ. brief, little, short We took a brief walk around the old quarter. | good, long, long-distance, marathon It's a good (= fairly long) walk to the town centre, so I usually cycle. We went for a long walk after breakfast. He's done several long-distance walks for charity. | three-minute, five minutes', etc. It's a five-minute walk from the lecture theatre to the restaurant. We live just a few minutes' walk from the station. | brisk, vigorous The doctor advised a brisk walk every day. | easy, gentle, leisurely | hard, strenuous | exhilarating, lovely, pleasant, pretty | twenty-minute, two-mile, etc. | after-dinner, afternoon, daily, evening, etc. | solitary She used to enjoy solitary walks along the cliffs. | romantic | guided We went on a guided walk of the city in the afternoon. | charity, sponsored She's doing a 200-mile sponsored walk in aid of cancer research. | circular | coastal, country, forest, hill, lakeside, nature, riverside, woodland | space, tightrope the anniversary of the first space walk
VERB + WALK do, go for, go on, have, take The book contains circular walks you can do in half a day. We'll go for a walk before lunch. We went on a ten-mile walk along the coast. | take sb/sth for She takes her dog for a walk every evening. | break They broke their walk at a pub by the river. | continue, resume
WALK + VERB take sb/sth The walk takes two hours. The walk takes you past a lot of interesting buildings.
PREP. on a/the ~ He met her on one of his Sunday afternoon walks. | within (a) ~ All amenities are within an easy walk of the hotel. | ~ from, ~ to
PHRASES a walk around I had a little walk around to calm my nerves.
2 style of walking
ADJ. funny, silly | jaunty | mincing | loose-limbed | ungainly | fast | sedate, slow, stately
VERB + WALK do, have She did a silly walk to amuse her friends. He has a mincing walk, fast with short steps.
3 a walk: speed of walking
VERB + WALK slow to | move off at, set off at The horses set off at a walk.
walk verb
ADV. briskly, fast, quickly, swiftly | slowly | calmly, quietly I got up and walked calmly out into the early evening. | cautiously | barefoot She had no sandals and walked barefoot. | ahead, away, back, backwards, forward, in, on, out, together Jake was walking some way ahead.
PREP. along, down, into, out of, to, towards, up, etc. She walked cautiously up the drive towards the door.
PHRASES go walking For our holiday we went walking in the Lake District.
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