From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Walk \Walk\ (w[add]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Walked}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Walking}.] [OE. walken, probably from AS. wealcan to
roll, turn, revolve, akin to D. walken to felt hats, to work
a hat, G. walken to full, OHG. walchan to beat, to full,
Icel. v[=a]lka to roll, to stamp, Sw. valka to full, to roll,
Dan. valke to full; cf. Skr. valg to spring; but cf. also AS.
weallian to roam, ramble, G. wallen. [root]130.]
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1. To move along on foot; to advance by steps; to go on at a
moderate pace; specifically, of two-legged creatures, to
proceed at a slower or faster rate, but without running,
or lifting one foot entirely before the other touches the
ground.
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At the end of twelve months, he walked in the palace
of the kingdom of Babylon. --Dan. iv. 29.
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When Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked
on the water, to go to Jesus. --Matt. xiv.
29.
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Note: In the walk of quadrupeds, there are always two, and
for a brief space there are three, feet on the ground
at once, but never four.
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2. To move or go on the feet for exercise or amusement; to
take one's exercise; to ramble.
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3. To be stirring; to be abroad; to go restlessly about; --
said of things or persons expected to remain quiet, as a
sleeping person, or the spirit of a dead person; to go
about as a somnambulist or a specter.
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I have heard, but not believed, the spirits of the
dead
May walk again. --Shak.
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When was it she last walked? --Shak.
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4. To be in motion; to act; to move; to wag. [Obs.] "Her
tongue did walk in foul reproach." --Spenser.
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Do you think I'd walk in any plot? --B. Jonson.
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I heard a pen walking in the chimney behind the
cloth. --Latimer.
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5. To behave; to pursue a course of life; to conduct one's
self.
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We walk perversely with God, and he will walk
crookedly toward us. --Jer. Taylor.
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6. To move off; to depart. [Obs. or Colloq.]
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He will make their cows and garrans to walk.
--Spenser.
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{To walk} in, to go in; to enter, as into a house.
{To walk after the flesh} (Script.), to indulge sensual
appetites, and to live in sin. --Rom. viii. 1.
{To walk after the Spirit} (Script.), to be guided by the
counsels and influences of the Spirit, and by the word of
God. --Rom. viii. 1.
{To walk by faith} (Script.), to live in the firm belief of
the gospel and its promises, and to rely on Christ for
salvation. --2 Cor. v. 7.
{To walk in darkness} (Script.), to live in ignorance, error,
and sin. --1 John i. 6.
{To walk in the flesh} (Script.), to live this natural life,
which is subject to infirmities and calamities. --2 Cor.
x. 3.
{To walk in the light} (Script.), to live in the practice of
religion, and to enjoy its consolations. --1 John i. 7.
{To walk over}, in racing, to go over a course at a walk; --
said of a horse when there is no other entry; hence,
colloquially, to gain an easy victory in any contest.
{To walk through the fire} (Script.), to be exercised with
severe afflictions. --Isa. xliii. 2.
{To walk with God} (Script.), to live in obedience to his
commands, and have communion with him.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Walking \Walk"ing\,
a. & n. from {Walk}, v.
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{Walking beam}. See {Beam}, 10.
{Walking crane}, a kind of traveling crane. See under
{Crane}.
{Walking fern}. (Bot.) See {Walking leaf}, below.
{Walking fish} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
Asiatic fishes of the genus {Ophiocephalus}, some of
which, as {Ophiocephalus marulius}, become over four feet
long. They have a special cavity over the gills lined with
a membrane adapted to retain moisture to aid in
respiration, and are thus able to travel considerable
distances over the land at night, whence the name. They
construct a curious nest for their young. Called also
{langya}.
{Walking gentleman} (Theater), an actor who usually fills
subordinate parts which require a gentlemanly appearance
but few words. [Cant]
{Walking lady} (Theater), an actress who usually fills such
parts as require only a ladylike appearance on the stage.
[Cant]
{Walking leaf}.
(a) (Bot.) A little American fern ({Camptosorus
rhizophyllus}); -- so called because the fronds taper
into slender prolongations which often root at the apex,
thus producing new plants.
(b) (Zool.) A leaf insect. See under {Leaf}.
{Walking papers}, or {Walking ticket}, an order to leave;
dismissal, as from office; as, to get one's walking
papers, i. e. to be dismissed or fired. [Colloq.]
--Bartlett.
{Walking stick}.
(a) A stick or staff carried in the hand for hand for support
or amusement when walking; a cane.
(b) (Zool.) A stick insect; -- called also {walking straw}.
See Illust. of {Stick insect}, under {Stick}.
{Walking wheel} (Mach.), a prime mover consisting of a wheel
driven by the weight of men or animals walking either in
it or on it; a treadwheel.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
walking
adj 1: close enough to be walked to; "walking distance"; "the
factory with the big parking lot...is more convenient
than the walk-to factory" [syn: {walk-to(a)},
{walking(a)}]
n 1: the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of
exercise" [syn: {walk}, {walking}]
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