walked

Meaning of walked

verb, past tense
  1. move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn, never having both feet off the ground at once.
    I walked across the lawn
    she turned and walked a few paces
    his car had broken down and he'd had to walk
  2. guide, accompany, or escort (someone) on foot.
    he walked her home to her door
    a meeting to walk parents through the complaint process
  3. (of a thing) go missing or be stolen.
    customers have to leave a deposit to ensure the beer glasses don't walk
  4. abandon or suddenly withdraw from a job or commitment.
    he was in place as the male lead but walked at the eleventh hour
  5. (of a batsman) leave the field without waiting to be given out by the umpire.
  6. reach first base automatically after not hitting at four balls pitched outside the strike zone.
  7. (of a ghost) be visible; appear.
    the ghosts of Bannockburn walked abroad
  8. live or behave in a particular way.
    walk humbly with your God

Old English wealcan ‘roll, toss’, also ‘wander’, of Germanic origin. The sense ‘move about’, and specifically ‘go about on foot’, arose in Middle English.

Information about walked

  • It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of walked

walked

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
  • walked is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

walked synonyms

Meaning walk in a leisurely way:

stroll

Meaning walk in a slow, relaxed manner:

saunter

Meaning walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace:

amble

Meaning walk slowly and with heavy steps, typically because of exhaustion or harsh conditions:

trudge

Meaning walk doggedly and slowly with heavy steps:

plod

Meaning walk for a long distance, especially across country:

hike

Meaning walk over a long distance wearily or reluctantly:

tramp

Meaning go on a long arduous journey, typically on foot:

trek

Meaning walk in a military manner with a regular measured tread:

march

Meaning walk with long, decisive steps in a specified direction:

stride

Meaning (of a group of people) come or go together or in large numbers:

troop

Meaning keep watch over (an area) by regularly walking or travelling around it:

patrol

Meaning walk or move in a leisurely or aimless way:

wander

Meaning walk for pleasure in the countryside:

ramble

Meaning walk in a specified way:

tread

Meaning (of a person or animal) move about restlessly and stealthily, especially in search of prey:

prowl

Meaning (especially of a soldier) walk or march for a long distance, typically wearily or with effort:

footslog

Meaning take a leisurely public walk, ride, or drive so as to meet or be seen by others:

promenade

Meaning travel unsystematically over, through, or about (a place):

roam

Meaning walk or move wearily or reluctantly:

traipse

Meaning move forwards in a purposeful way:

advance

Meaning begin a course of action:

proceed

Meaning go in a specified direction or manner; change position:

move

Meaning move from one place to another; travel:

go

Meaning walk or move in a leisurely manner:

mosey

Meaning (of a soldier) march with heavy equipment over difficult terrain:

yomp

Meaning walk or travel through or round a place or area, especially for pleasure and in a leisurely way:

perambulate

Meaning go somewhere with (someone) as a companion or escort:

accompany

Meaning accompany (someone or something) somewhere as an escort:

escort

Meaning show or indicate the way to (someone):

guide

Meaning conduct or lead:

show

Meaning escort or conduct (someone) to a specified place:

see

Meaning (of a warship or armed troops) accompany (a group of ships or vehicles) for protection:

convoy

Meaning organize and carry out:

conduct

Meaning show or guide (someone) somewhere:

usher

Meaning assemble and arrange (a group of people, especially troops) in order:

marshal

Meaning cause (a person or animal) to go with one by holding them by the hand, a halter, a rope, etc. while moving forward:

lead

Meaning lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold:

take

Meaning be present at (an event, meeting, or function):

attend

Meaning accompany and look after or supervise:

chaperone

Meaning guide or control the movement of (a vehicle, vessel, or aircraft), for example by turning a wheel or operating a rudder:

steer

Meaning (with reference to a group of people or animals) move in a group:

herd

Meaning guide or direct in a particular direction:

shepherd

Words that rhyme with walked

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