to move or go somewhere by putting one foot in front of the other on the ground, but without running

[countable] a path or route for walking, usually for pleasure; an organized event when people walk for pleasure. I'm going on a sponsored walk to raise money ...

[transitive] walk somebody + adv./prep. to go somewhere with someone on foot, especially in order to make sure they get there safely He always walked her home.

1[countable] a journey on foot, usually for pleasure or exercise Let's go for a walk. I like to take a walk in the evenings. She took the dog for a walk.

The earliest known use of the verb walk is in the Old English period (pre-1150). It is also recorded as a noun from the Old English period (pre-1150).

the activity of going for walks in the countryside for exercise or pleasure see also dog walking, Nordic walking, power walking

1the activity of going for walks in the countryside for exercise or pleasure to go walking walking shoes see power walking. Definitions on the go.

used to describe a human or living example of the thing mentioned. She's a walking dictionary (= she knows a lot of words). That boy's a walking disaster.

walk-on part/role used to describe a very small part in a play or film, without any words to say.

walk over phrasal verb walk (all) over somebody (informal) to treat somebody badly, without considering them or their needs.