Thesaurus:walk

Thesaurus

walk

English

Verb

Sense: to move on the feet by alternately setting one or more foot in front of the other(s)

Synonyms

• ambulate
• pedestrianize (dated)
• raik (British dialect)

Hyponyms

• amble
• bolt
• canter
• circumambulate
• crawl
• cruise
• creep
• dash    [⇒ thesaurus]
• dawdle
• drag
• flee    [⇒ thesaurus]
• flounce
• gambol
• hike
• hobble
• hoof it
• hurry
• hustle
• inch
• jog
• limp
• make off
• march
• meander
• mosey
• parade
• perambulate
• peregrinate
• plod
• promenade
• poke
• pussyfoot
• ramble
• rush    [⇒ thesaurus]
• sashay
• saunter
• shamble
• scoot
• shin
• sidle
• skedaddle
• skulk
• slink
• slog
• skip
• skirr
• stomp
• stroll
• strut
• swagger
• tip toe
• toddle
• traipse
• tread
• tred
• trek
• trot
• trudge
• wade
• wander

Hypernyms

• move    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:move slowly
• run    [⇒ thesaurus]
• way    [⇒ thesaurus]
• gait    [⇒ thesaurus]
• journey    [⇒ thesaurus]

Further reading

• “264. motion” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “266. journey” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “walk” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.