walk (EN)

verb, noun

verb “walk”

1. to move forward by putting one foot in front of the other without running
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   The toddler is learning to walk, taking small steps while holding onto the furniture for balance.
2. to lead or accompany someone or an animal on a journey by foot
   Every evening after dinner, Sarah walks her elderly neighbor to the park for some fresh air.
3. colloquially, to quit or leave a place
   After the argument with her boss, Emily decided to walk, leaving her job without notice.
4. to guide a vehicle by hand while walking beside it
   After her scooter ran out of battery, she had to walk it the rest of the way home.
5. in baseball, to allow a batter to go to first base without hitting by throwing four balls
   The pitcher walked the next batter, loading the bases with no outs.

noun “walk”

1. a trip or journey taken by foot
   After dinner, we went for a short walk around the park.
2. the distance walked
   It's not a long walk to the nearest grocery.
3. a competitive walking event in the Olympics with specific rules about foot movements
   Walk is one of the Olympic events.
4. the unique way in which a person moves on foot
   His confident walk made him stand out in the crowd.
5. a designated place for walking, like a path or sidewalk
   The children raced each other along the scenic walk that wound through the park.
6. a metaphor for the way a person lives their life
   Her walk through the world was marked by kindness and generosity to all she met.
7. in poker, when all players fold to the big blind without betting
   At last night's poker game, I got a walk when everyone else folded without betting, so I won the pot without a fight.
8. in baseball, the act of a batter getting to first base because the pitcher threw four balls
   After the pitcher threw four balls outside the strike zone, the batter was given a walk to first base.