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Walking Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Walking?
[n] the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Walking: walk Related Terms | Find terms related to Walking: See Also | ambulation | gait | locomotion | march | marching | noctambulation | noctambulism | pace | plodding | prowl | shamble | shambling | shuffle | shuffling | sleepwalking | somnambulation | somnambulism | stride | travel | tread | wading Walking In Webster's Dictionary \Walk"ing\,
a. & n. from {Walk}, v.
{Walking beam}. See {Beam}, 10.
{Walking crane}, a kind of traveling crane. See under
{Crane}.
{Walking fern}. (Bot.) See {Walking leaf}, below.
{Walking fish} (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
Asiatic fishes of the genus {Ophiocephalus}, some of
which, as {O. marulius}, become over four feet long. They
have a special cavity over the gills lined with a membrane
adapted to retain moisture to aid in respiration, and are
thus able to travel considerable distances over the land
at night, whence the name. They construct a curious nest
for their young. Called also {langya}.
{Walking gentleman} (Theater), an actor who usually fills
subordinate parts which require a gentlemanly appearance
but few words. [Cant]
{Walking lady} (Theater), an actress who usually fills such
parts as require only a ladylike appearance on the stage.
[Cant]
{Walking leaf}.
(a) (Bot.) A little American fern ({Camptosorus
rhizophyllus}); -- so called because the fronds taper
into slender prolongations which often root at the apex,
thus producing new plants.
(b) (Zo["o]l.) A leaf insect. See under {Leaf}.
{Walking papers}, or {Walking ticket}, an order to leave;
dismissal, as from office. [Colloq.] --Bartlett.
{Walking stick}.
(a) A stick or staff carried in the hand for hand for support
or amusement when walking; a cane.
(b) (Zo["o]l.) A stick insect; -- called also {walking
straw}. See Illust. of {Stick insect}, under {Stick}.
{Walking wheel} (Mach.), a prime mover consisting of a wheel
driven by the weight of men or animals walking either in
it or on it; a treadwheel.
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