walk
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/wɔːk/]
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Senses
1. walk (verb) — sense 1
Definition: To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.
Example: To walk briskly for an hour every day is to keep fit.
Concept: Шаг
2. walk (verb) — sense 2
Definition: To "walk free", i.e. to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly when actually guilty.
Example: If you can’t present a better case, that robber is going to walk.
3. walk (verb) — sense 3
Definition: Of an object, to go missing or be stolen.
Example: If you leave your wallet lying around, it’s going to walk.
Structure of the word
Roots:- welh (Proto-Indo-European)
Connections
Polarities
Motion ↔ Rest — concept «Шаг»
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