Definition of walking

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Walking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wal.

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Outwalk :: Outwalk (v. t.) To excel in walking; to leave behind in walking.
Stepping-stone :: Stepping-stone (n.) A stone to raise the feet above the surface of water or mud in walking.
Stilt :: Stilt (n.) A pole, or piece of wood, constructed with a step or loop to raise the foot above the ground in walking. It is sometimes lashed to the leg, and sometimes prolonged upward so as to be steadied by the hand or arm..
Circumforaneous :: Circumforaneous (a.) Going about or abroad; walking or wandering from house to house.
Ornithopoda :: Ornithopoda (n. pl.) An order of herbivorous dinosaurs with birdlike characteristics in the skeleton, esp. in the pelvis and hind legs, which in some genera had only three functional toes, and supported the body in walking as in Iguanodon. See Illust. in Appendix..
Digitigrade :: Digitigrade (a.) Walking on the toes; -- distinguished from plantigrade.
Walk :: Walk (n.) That in or through which one walks; place or distance walked over; a place for walking; a path or avenue prepared for foot passengers, or for taking air and exercise; way; road; hence, a place or region in which animals may graze; place of wandering; range; as, a sheep walk..
Passant :: Passant (v. i.) Walking; -- said of any animal on an escutcheon, which is represented as walking with the dexter paw raised..
Run :: Run (a.) To move rapidly by springing steps so that there is an instant in each step when neither foot touches the ground; -- so distinguished from walking in athletic competition.
Parade :: Parade (v. i.) To make an exhibition or spectacle of one's self, as by walking in a public place..
Park :: Park (n.) A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like..
Gradatory :: Gradatory (a.) Suitable for walking; -- said of the limbs of an animal when adapted for walking on land.
Noctambulation :: Noctambulation (n.) Somnambulism; walking in sleep.
Straddle :: Straddle (n.) The act of standing, sitting, or walking, with the feet far apart..
Plantigrade :: Plantigrade (a.) Walking on the sole of the foot; pertaining to the plantigrades.
Pace :: Pace (n.) A single movement from one foot to the other in walking; a step.
Deambulation :: Deambulation (n.) A walking abroad; a promenading.
Stick :: Stick (v. t.) Any long and comparatively slender piece of wood, whether in natural form or shaped with tools; a rod; a wand; a staff; as, the stick of a rocket; a walking stick..
Gressorious :: Gressorious (a.) Adapted for walking; anisodactylous; as the feet of certain birds and insects. See Illust. under Aves.
Stumble :: Stumble (v. i.) To trip in walking or in moving in any way with the legs; to strike the foot so as to fall, or to endanger a fall; to stagger because of a false step..
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