Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Walk (-ed, -s, -ing)
walk (-ed, -s, -ing), v. [OE wealcan; roll, toss; muffle up.] (webplay: affairs, air, changed, Christ, comes, comfort, daily, darkness, dead, differ, distant, down, drive, dry, error, faith, feet, felt, found, gardens, God, hat, high, horse, Hundreds, ignorance, Kingdom, life, live, light, long, manner, men, morning, move, natural, occasion, palace, people, Peter, place, pleasant, pursue, ride, road, roll, running, ship, short, slow, space, spirits, step, starry, stir, streets, subject, think, trees, way, works, word).
- Move along; travel by.
- Travel; proceed.
- Stroll; meander; roam; wander about; [fig.] live on.
- Approach; come towards.
- Live; exist; reside; dwell; [fig.] rise; be transformed.
- Go; move; pass; depart; [fig.] die; fade; perish; pass into the next life.
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