Phrase Hound found 176 phrases and 122 compound words that contain walk. The most common are listed below. Open walk in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 176
- walk awayTo withdraw from a problematic situation.
- walk throughTo explain (something) to (someone), step by step.
- walk outTo stage a walkout or strike.
- walk aroundTo walk with no planned destination; to meander.
- walk-upReached by stairs rather than an elevator.
- walk the talkTo perform actions consistent with one's claims.
- take a walkTo go for a walk.
- walk in the parkSomething easy or pleasant.
- random walkA stochastic path consisting of a series of sequential movements, the direction (and sometime length) of which is chosen at random.
- walk the walkTo act consistently in line with one's claims; to follow through.
- walk-overAlternative spelling of walkover: An easy victory; a walkaway.
- walk the lineTo maintain an intermediate position between contrasting choices, opinions, etc.
- walk on airTo be ecstatic.
- walk of lifeAn occupation, role, social class, or lifestyle.
- walk on waterTo perform godlike or superhuman feats.
- taking a walkpresent participle and gerund of take a walk
- walk-offThat drives in a run that ends a game.
- walk away fromTo abandon or leave; to shun; to refuse.
- walk-on girlA woman who escorts a player to the stage at a darts event.
- walk of shameA walk home the morning after a sexual encounter while still in evening dress.
- walk downTo continually advance (on an opponent) and punch (the opponent) in order to control the fight and dominate the opponent, while shrugging off the opponent's punches.
- walk-aloneA prison inmate who is kept apart from the other prisoners for their own safety.
- walk the plankOn an early naval vessel or pirate ship: to be forced to walk off the end of a gangplank (a plank of wood extending outwards from the side of the vessel) and plunge into the ocean and drown, used as a method of killing.
- walk the streetsTo walk about in a city or town, especially as an activity in itself.
- walk out onTo abandon or desert someone, especially a spouse.
Compound words 122
- walkerThe agent noun of to walk: a person who walks or a thing which walks, especially a pedestrian or a participant in a walking race.
- walkmanA portable personal audio cassette player with headphones.
- boardwalkA slightly elevated path (walkway) for pedestrians over sandy or swampy ground, typically made out of wood; specifically (Canada, US) one running alongside a body of water or beach.
- catwalkAn elevated enclosed passage providing access fore and aft from the bridge of a merchant vessel.
- cakewalkA contest in which cake was offered for the best dancers.
- walkieA walkie-talkie.
- moonwalkAn exploration of the Moon's surface on foot by an astronaut.
- riverwalkA pedestrian street or pathway alongside a river, providing a space for outdoor activity.
- spacewalkAny activity by an astronaut outside of a spacecraft or space station in space.
- walkupAlternative form of walk-up: Reached by stairs rather than an elevator.