Tra từ walk - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

1 different ways of walking
2 difficulty in walking
3 walking for pleasure
4 walking in the street
5 walking with another person
see also RUN, STAND, MOVE

1 different ways of walking
- to move along on foot at a fairly slow speed: walk
- to walk somewhere, rather than go by car, bus, etc: go*/come* on foot
They made the long journey over the mountains on foot.
- the speed at which you walk or run: pace
to walk at a brisk pace (= quite fast)
to walk at a leisurely pace (= quite slow)
at a walking pace (= slowly, at the speed of sb walking)
- an act of lifting one foot and putting it down in a different place: step; verb: step
She took a couple of steps and then fell over. ◎ Please step forward when I call your name.
- the distance that you move when you take one step: pace
Take two paces forward and then stop.
- the sound of sb walking, or the step that you take when walking: footstep
I could hear footsteps outside the window.
- the mark that a person leaves when walking: footprint
to leave footprints in the snow
- to put your foot accidentally on sb/sth: tread* on sb/sth, step on sb/sth
Ow! You just trod on my foot. ◎ Look out! You've just stepped on my toe.
- to walk on sb/sth and hurt or damage them: trample (on) sb/sth
The boys trampled on the flowers. ◎ The cows trampled the corn.
※ walking with long or regular steps
- to walk with long steps: stride; a long step: stride
Robert strode up to the desk and demanded to see the manager.
- to walk with regular steps (like a soldier): march; a journey made by marching: march
The General saluted his men as they marched past. ◎ She marched in and demanded an explanation. ◎ The soldiers were tired after their long march.
※ walking slowly
- to walk slowly for pleasure: stroll, wander; noun: stroll
In the evening we strolled up to the castle. ◎ We went for a stroll along the river after lunch.
- to walk with slow, heavy steps: tramp
We had a miserable afternoon tramping across the moors in pouring rain.
- to walk slowly by sliding your feet along instead of lifting them from the ground: shuffle
The old man shuffled across the room in his slippers.
- at a very slow speed: at a snail's pace
The queue was moving at a snail's pace - I got fed up and left.
※ walking carefully or quietly
- to move very quietly and carefully, often with your body in a low position so that nobody will notice you: creep*
He crept down the stairs hoping that nobody would wake.
- on your hands and legs: on all fours
The children went through the tunnel on all fours.
- to move slowly with your body on or close to the ground: crawl
Has the baby started to crawl yet?
- to walk or move quietly, in a suspicious way: prowl (about/around)
Someone was prowling about outside the house, so I called the police.
※ walking in water
- to walk with bare feet in shallow water: paddle
- to walk with difficulty through deep water, mud, etc: wade
The soldiers jumped out of the boat and waded ashore.

2 difficulty in walking
- to walk in an unsteady way as if you could fall at any moment: stagger
The man staggered out of the pub and called a taxi.
- to hit your foot against sth when you are walking and almost fall over: stumble (over sth), trip (over sth, up)
He stumbled over a tree root. ◎ Be careful you don't trip over this rug.
- to walk in an uneven way because you have hurt your leg or foot: limp; noun: limp
He fell and twisted his ankle and limped home in great pain. ◎ Her leg's getting better but she's still got a bit of a limp. ◎ to walk with a limp
- a person who cannot walk properly because their legs or back have been injured is disabled
This cinema now has better facilities for disabled people.
- to walk, move or travel to places (especially after being ill): get* about/around
She has difficulty getting about with her bad leg.
- an animal that is not able to walk properly because of an injury to the leg is lame
The horse went lame. ◎ a lame horse
- a long, thin piece of wood that you lean on if you have difficulty walking: (walking) stick
- a type of stick that you put under your arm to help you walk when you have hurt your leg or foot: crutch
I had plaster on my leg and was walking on crutches.
- a chair with large wheels that can be used by people who are unable to walk: wheelchair

3 walking for pleasure
- to walk for pleasure, exercise, etc: go* for a walk, have/take* a walk; an occasion of doing this: walk
I'm just going for a walk - are you coming? ◎ Does anyone feel like a walk?
- to get up and go for a walk after sitting down for a long time: stretch your legs
- to go for a long walk in the country: hike, go* hiking, go* on a hike; a person who goes hiking: hiker
We spent our holidays hiking in the Lake District. ◎ a ten-mile hike
- to go on a walking holiday carrying your clothes, food, etc in a bag on your back: backpack
We're planning to go backpacking in New Zealand at Easter.
- to go from place to place with no particular purpose: wander/roam/walk around/about (a place)
Sarah had a pleasant afternoon wandering around the old market. ◎ Hundreds of football fans were roaming around the city centre following the match. ◎ She walked about the old walled city, peering into the shops.
- a path or route that is used for walking for pleasure: walk
There's a lovely walk along the river from here that takes you to the village.

4 walking in the street
- a person who is walking in the street: pedestrian; of or for pedestrians: pedestrian
a pedestrian subway ◎ a pedestrian precinct
- a person who is walking past you or sth (by chance): passer-by (plural passers-by)
The journalist asked a passer-by if he had seen what had happened.
※ roads and paths ROAD

5 walking with another person
- to go with sb to a place: accompany sb, go* (along) with sb
Children must be accompanied by an adult. ◎ I went along with him to the post office.
- to go with sb/sth to protect them or as an honour: escort sb
The film star was escorted by two bodyguards.
- with your arm linked together with sb else's: arm in arm
The couple walked arm in arm along the promenade.
- next to each other or close together: side by side
The three men walked side by side along the pavement.
- moving/not moving your feet at the same time as other people when you are marching, dancing, etc: in/out of step (with sb)
Look at that soldier. He's completely out of step with the others.
- to walk more slowly than sb/sth else: lag behind (sb/sth)
Damian always lags behind when we are walking in the mountains.
- to reach sb who is ahead of you: catch* sb up, catch* up (with sb)
I'm just going to post a letter. You go on and I'll catch you up in a minute.
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- a number of people, vehicles, etc that move slowly in a line: procession
to walk in procession ◎ a wedding procession
- an occasion when a group of people stand or walk in a procession so that people can look at them: parade
a fashion parade