Dictionary
walk•ing
Pronunciation: (wô'king), [key]
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adj.
1. considered as a person who can or does walk or something that walks:
The hospital is caring for six walking patients. He's walking proof that people can lose weight quickly.
2. used for or as an aid in walking:
She put on her walking shoes and went out.
3. suitable for, characterized by, or consisting of walking:
True sightseeing is a walking affair. We took a walking tour of Spain.
4. of or pertaining to an implement or machine drawn by a draft animal and operated or controlled by a person on foot:
a walking plow.
5. of or pertaining to a mechanical part that moves back and forth.
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n.
1. the act or action of a person or thing that walks:
Walking was the best exercise for him.
2. the manner or way in which a person walks.
3. the state or condition of the surface, terrain, etc., on which a person walks:
The walking is dry over here.
4. See
race walking. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
