Walks — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

verb noun phrase /ˈwȯk/ (verb) /ˈslō-ˌwȯk/ (verb)

Meaning & Definition of Walks

Walks (verb)

  1. to move along on foot, advance by steps
  2. to come or go easily or readily
  3. to go at a walk
  4. to walk quickly for exercise especially while carrying or wearing weights
  5. to delay or prevent the progress of (something) by acting in a deliberately slow manner

Walks (noun)

  1. an act or instance of going on foot especially for exercise or pleasure
  2. space walk
  3. a place designed for walking:
  4. a power saw with a circular cutting blade, circular saw
  5. someone or something that presents overwhelming opposition —usually used in the phrase run/walk into a buzz saw
  6. the public escorting of an arrested individual (as from a courthouse to a police car) by law enforcement officials
  7. a process (such as Brownian motion or genetic drift) consisting of a sequence of steps (such as movements or changes in gene frequency) each of whose characteristics (such as magnitude and direction) is determined by chance

Walks (phrase)

  1. —used to refer to people who have many different jobs or positions in society—usually used with from —sometimes used with of or in in U.S. English
  2. to admire/love someone very much
  3. to give up or leave behind willingly, abandon
  4. to survive (an accident) with little or no injury
  5. to outrun or get the better of without difficulty

Walks (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. to go on foot

    "I walked slowly to school"

    similar: ambulates, foots (it), hoofs (it), legs (it), pads, steps, traipses, treads
    related: parades, promenades, marches, paces, steps out, strides, troops, power walks, hikes, peregrinates, treks, ambles, moseys, perambulates, rambles, saunters, strolls, wanders, clumps, stomps, stumps, tramples, tramps, tromps, footslogs, plods, trudges, gimps, hobbles, limps, minces, prances, pussyfoots, tiptoes, bounces, sashays, stalks, struts, swaggers, falters, lumbers, lurches, pounds, scuffs, shambles, shuffles, staggers, stumbles, toddles, waddles, nips, taps, trips, trots

  2. to refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet demands

    "workers threatened to walk unless management agreed to shoulder more of the cost of health insurance"

    similar: strikes, walks out
    related: sits in, locks out

Walks (noun) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. a relaxed journey on foot for exercise or pleasure

    "we went for a long walk outside because it was such a nice night"

    similar: ambles, constitutionals, perambulations, rambles, ranges, saunters, strolls, turns, wanders
    related: parades, paseos, promenades, expeditions, hikes, marches, peregrinations, traipses, tramps, travels, traversals, traverses, treks, trips, walkabouts, excursions, jaunts, junkets, outings, sallies, sashays, spins, tours, pilgrimages, progresses, safaris

  2. a region of activity, knowledge, or influence

    "a nondenominational church that attracts worshippers from every walk of life"

    similar: areas, arenas, bailiwicks, baronies, businesses, circles, demesnes, departments, disciplines, domains, elements, fiefdoms, fiefs, fields, firmaments, fronts, games, kingdoms, lines, precincts, provinces, realms, specialties, spheres, terrains
    related: frontiers, studies, subjects, territories, turfs, occupations, professions, pursuits, rackets, vocations, ambits, amplitudes, breadths, compasses, confines, dimensions, extents, kens, reaches, scopes, sweeps, widths, subfields, subspecialties

  3. a public place for strolling

    "San Antonio's famous River Walk ranks among the city's foremost attractions"

    similar: boardwalks, malls, promenades
    related: walkways, alamedas, allées, arcades, colonnades, gallerias, galleries, plazas

Related Entry: Walk (verb)

Walk is a different word from Walks. The synonyms below are for walk, not for walks.

  1. to go on foot

    "I walked slowly to school"

    similar: ambulate, foot (it), hoof (it), leg (it), pad, step, traipse, tread
    related: parade, promenade, march, pace, step out, stride, troop, power walk, hike, peregrinate, trek, amble, mosey, perambulate, ramble, saunter, stroll, wander, clump, stomp, stump, tramp, trample, tromp, footslog, plod, trudge, gimp, hobble, limp, mince, prance, pussyfoot, tiptoe, bounce, sashay, stalk, strut, swagger, falter, lumber, lurch, pound, scuff, shamble, shuffle, stagger, stumble, toddle, waddle, nip, tap, trip, trot

  2. to refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet demands

    "workers threatened to walk unless management agreed to shoulder more of the cost of health insurance"

    similar: strike, walk out
    related: sit in, lock out

Related Entry: Walk (noun)

Walk is a different word from Walks. The synonyms below are for walk, not for walks.

  1. a relaxed journey on foot for exercise or pleasure

    "we went for a long walk outside because it was such a nice night"

    similar: amble, constitutional, perambulation, ramble, range, saunter, stroll, turn, wander
    related: parade, paseo, promenade, expedition, hike, march, peregrination, traipse, tramp, travel, traversal, traverse, trek, trip, walkabout, excursion, jaunt, junket, outing, sally, sashay, spin, tour, pilgrimage, progress, safari

  2. a region of activity, knowledge, or influence

    "a nondenominational church that attracts worshippers from every walk of life"

    similar: area, arena, bailiwick, barony, business, circle, demesne, department, discipline, domain, element, fief, fiefdom, field, firmament, front, game, kingdom, line, precinct, province, realm, specialty, sphere, terrain
    related: frontier, study, subject, territory, turf, occupation, profession, pursuit, racket, vocation, ambit, amplitude, breadth, compass, confine, dimension(s), extent, ken, reach, scope, sweep, width, subfield, subspecialty

  3. a public place for strolling

    "San Antonio's famous River Walk ranks among the city's foremost attractions"

    similar: boardwalk, mall, promenade
    related: walkway, alameda, allée, arcade, colonnade, galleria, gallery, plaza

Related Entry: Walks in the park (phrase)

Walks in the park is a different word from Walks. The synonyms below are for walks in the park, not for walks.

  1. something that is easy to do

    "That crossword puzzle was a walk in the park compared to others."

    similar: breezes, cakes, cakewalks, child's play, cinches, cream puffs, duck soup, kid stuff, picnics, pushovers, roses, snaps, pieces of cake
    related: no-brainers, sitting ducks, gimmes, laughers, walkaways
    opposite: bears, beasts, chores, headaches, horror shows, killers, labors, murders, pains, sticky wickets, stinkers (slang)
    near: brainteasers, posers, stumpers, toughies, bothers, nuisances, troubles

Related Entry: Walks out (verb)

Walks out is a different word from Walks. The synonyms below are for walks out, not for walks.

  1. to leave a place often for another

    "we simply walked out after waiting half an hour for someone to come and serve us"

    similar: bails, bails out, books (slang), buggers off (British slang), bugs off, bugs out, buzzes (off), clears off (chiefly British), clears out, cuts out, departs, digs out, exits, gets, gets off, goes, goes off, moves, packs (up or off), parts, peels off, pikes (out or off), pulls out, pushes off, pushes on, quits, runs along, sallies (forth), scarpers (British), shoves (off), steps (along), takes off, vamooses, beats it, hits the road, pulls stakes, takes a hike, takes a powder
    related: sets out, starts, strikes out, absconds, decamps, escapes, evacuates, flees, flies, gets out, mizzles (chiefly British), runs away, scats, scrams, skips, goes out, lights out, steps out, abandons, deserts, forsakes, vacates, emigrates, adjourns, removes, retires, retreats, withdraws
    opposite: arrives, comes, shows up, turns up
    near: abides, dwells, lodges, remains, settles, stays, tarries, approaches, closes, nears, hits, lands, reaches

  2. to refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet demands

    "the salesclerks walked out upon learning of the second pay cut in six months"

    similar: strikes, walks
    related: sits in, locks out

Related Entry: Walks away from (phrase)

Walks away from is a different word from Walks. The synonyms below are for walks away from, not for walks.

  1. to cause to remain behind

    "She decided to walk away from her job to go back to school."

    similar: abandons, deserts, forsakes, leaves, maroons, quits, strands, walks out on
    related: discards, ditches, dumps, flings, jettisons, junks, scraps, sheds, shucks (off), throws away, throws out, delivers, gives up, hands over, relinquishes, surrenders, yields, escapes, retreats (from), takes off (from), vacates, withdraws (from), abjures, cuts off, disowns, rejects, renounces, repudiates, separates (from), sacrifices, distances, disregards, forgets, ignores, neglects
    opposite: reclaims
    near: harbors, has, holds, keeps, owns, possesses, reserves, retains, withholds, redeems, rescues, saves

Related Entry: Walks off with (phrase)

Walks off with is a different word from Walks. The synonyms below are for walks off with, not for walks.

  1. to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep

    "That thief just walked off with my wallet!"

    similar: appropriates, boosts (slang), filches, heists, hooks, lifts, misappropriates, nicks (British slang), nips, pilfers, pinches, pockets, purloins, rips off, snitches, steals, swipes, thieves, makes away with, makes off with, runs off with
    related: burglarizes, knocks over, robs, loots, pillages, plunders, sacks, carjacks, hijacks, picks, rifles, poaches, rustles, shoplifts, collars, grabs, grasps, nails, seizes, snatches, takes, mooches, sponges, abducts, kidnaps, shanghais, spirits
    near: buys, purchases, bestows, contributes, donates, gives, hands over, presents

Related Entry: Walks on (phrase)

Walks on is a different word from Walks. The synonyms below are for walks on, not for walks.

  1. to take unfair advantage of

    "He dislikes people who are willing to walk on others to get ahead."

    similar: abuses, capitalizes (on), cashes in (on), exploits, imposes (on or upon), leverages, milks, pimps, plays (on or upon), uses, works, trades on
    related: jerks around, manipulates, mistreats, bleeds, cheats, fleeces, overcharges, skins, soaks, sticks, commercializes, commodifies

Related Entry: Walks out on (phrase)

Walks out on is a different word from Walks. The synonyms below are for walks out on, not for walks.

  1. to cause to remain behind

    "He walked out on his partner without even leaving a note."

    similar: abandons, deserts, forsakes, leaves, maroons, quits, strands, walks away from
    related: discards, ditches, dumps, flings, jettisons, junks, scraps, sheds, shucks (off), throws away, throws out, delivers, gives up, hands over, relinquishes, surrenders, yields, escapes, retreats (from), takes off (from), vacates, withdraws (from), abjures, cuts off, disowns, rejects, renounces, repudiates, separates (from), sacrifices, distances, disregards, forgets, ignores, neglects
    opposite: reclaims
    near: harbors, has, holds, keeps, owns, possesses, reserves, retains, withholds, redeems, rescues, saves

  2. to leave (a cause or party) often in order to take up another

    "She had no intention of walking out on the nonprofit."

    similar: defects (from), deserts, rats (on), goes back on, jumps ship, runs out on
    related: abandons, abdicates, abjures, apostatizes, cuts off, disowns, forsakes, quits, rejects, renounces, repudiates, spurns, reneges, departs, goes, leaves, withdraws
    near: adheres (to), clings (to), sticks (to or with), cherishes, cultivates, fosters

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Walks

The most common words with a similar meaning to Walks:

ambulates, foots (it), hoofs (it), legs (it), pads, steps, traipses, treads, strikes, walks out, ambles, constitutionals, perambulations, rambles, ranges, saunters, strolls, turns, wanders, areas, arenas, bailiwicks, baronies, businesses, circles, demesnes, departments, disciplines, domains, elements, fiefdoms, fiefs, fields, firmaments, fronts, games, kingdoms, lines, precincts, provinces

Related Words for Walks

parades, marches, paces, steps out, strides, troops, power walks, hikes, peregrinates, treks, moseys, perambulates, clumps, stomps, stumps, tramples, tramps, tromps, footslogs, plods, trudges, gimps, hobbles, limps, minces, prances, pussyfoots, tiptoes, bounces, sashays

Word Forms of Walks

Inflections: walked, walking, buzz saws, perp walks, power walked, power walking, power walks, slow-walked, slow-walking, slow-walks

Derived words: slow-walking (noun)

Origin & Etymology of Walks

Middle English walken "to roll, toss about (of the sea, waves), wander, journey, go, go on foot, stroll, move about on earth (of a dead person's spirit), be in motion, circulate, be present, live," going back to Old English wealcan (strong verb) and wealcian (weak verb) "to toss about, work with the hands, turn over (in the mind), (of waves or the sea) to roll, surge," going back to Germanic *walkan- (whence also Middle Dutch walken "to knead, full [cloth]," Old High German giwalchen "fulled, thickened," as weak verbs Old Icelandic válka "to roll, stamp," velkja "to toss about"), of uncertain origin

First known use: 12th centuryi

Words & Phrases Containing Walks

all walks of life, worship the ground someone walks on

Frequently Asked Questions about Walks

What does "Walks" mean?

"Walks" means to move along on foot, advance by steps. As an a verb, a noun and a phrase, it is defined as: to move along on foot, advance by steps. It has 5 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Walks"?

Other words for "Walks" include ambulates, foots (it), hoofs (it), legs (it), pads, steps, traipses and treads. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Walks" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Walks"?

There are 146 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Walks". Common alternatives include ambulates, foots (it), hoofs (it), legs (it), pads, steps, traipses, treads, strikes and walks out.

How do you use "Walks" in a sentence?

Examples of "Walks" in a sentence: "I walked slowly to school"; "workers threatened to walk unless management agreed to shoulder more of the cost of health insurance"; "we went for a long walk outside because it was such a nice night".

Is "Walks" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Walks" can be used as a verb, a noun and a phrase, depending on the context.

How do you pronounce "Walks"?

"Walks" is pronounced /ˈwȯk/ as a verb and /ˈslō-ˌwȯk/ as a verb.

What is the origin of the word "Walks"?

"Walks" comes from Middle English walken "to roll, toss about (of the sea, waves), wander, journey, go, go on foot, stroll, move about on earth (of a dead person's spirit), be in motion, circulate, be present, live," going back to Old English wealcan (strong verb) and wealcian (weak verb) "to toss about, work with the hands, turn over (in the mind), (of waves or the sea) to roll, surge," going back to Germanic *walkan- (whence also Middle Dutch walken "to knead, full [cloth]," Old High German giwalchen "fulled, thickened," as weak verbs Old Icelandic válka "to roll, stamp," velkja "to toss about"), of uncertain origin. First known use: 12th centuryi.

What is another word for "Walks" meaning "to go on foot"?

When "Walks" (verb) means to go on foot, synonyms include ambulates, foots (it), hoofs (it), legs (it), pads and steps.