| departure | | |
| n. (act) | 1. departure, going, going away, leaving | the act of departing. |
| ~ human action, human activity, act, deed | something that people do or cause to happen. |
| ~ breaking away | departing hastily. |
| ~ leave-taking, parting, farewell, leave | the act of departing politely.; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow" |
| ~ french leave | an abrupt and unannounced departure (without saying farewell). |
| ~ disappearance, disappearing | the act of leaving secretly or without explanation. |
| ~ withdrawal | the act of withdrawing.; "the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam" |
| ~ sailing | the departure of a vessel from a port. |
| ~ boarding, embarkation, embarkment | the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft. |
| ~ exit | the act of going out. |
| ~ dispatch, shipment, despatch | the act of sending off something. |
| ~ takeoff | a departure; especially of airplanes. |
| n. (event) | 2. departure, deviation, difference, divergence | a variation that deviates from the standard or norm.; "the deviation from the mean" |
| ~ variation, fluctuation | an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change. |
| ~ variance, variant, discrepancy | an event that departs from expectations. |
| ~ driftage | the deviation (by a vessel or aircraft) from its intended course due to drifting. |
| ~ flection, flexion, inflection | deviation from a straight or normal course. |
| n. (event) | 3. departure, exit, expiration, going, loss, passing, release | euphemistic expressions for death.; "thousands mourned his passing" |
| ~ euphemism | an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh. |
| ~ death, decease, expiry | the event of dying or departure from life.; "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren" |
| going | | |
| n. (act) | 1. going, sledding | advancing toward a goal.; "persuading him was easy going"; "the proposal faces tough sledding" |
| ~ accomplishment, achievement | the action of accomplishing something. |
| adj. | 2. going | in full operation.; "a going concern" |
| ~ active | full of activity or engaged in continuous activity.; "an active seaport"; "an active bond market"; "an active account" |
| journey | | |
| n. (act) | 1. journey, journeying | the act of traveling from one place to another. |
| ~ travel, traveling, travelling | the act of going from one place to another.; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel" |
| ~ stage, leg | a section or portion of a journey or course.; "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise" |
| ~ commute | a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work.; "there is standing room only on the high-speed commute" |
| ~ ride, drive | a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile).; "he took the family for a drive in his new car" |
| ~ long haul | a journey over a long distance.; "it's a long haul from New York to Los Angeles" |
| ~ mush | a journey by dogsled. |
| ~ odyssey | a long wandering and eventful journey. |
| ~ trip | a journey for some purpose (usually including the return).; "he took a trip to the shopping center" |
| ~ transit, passage | a journey usually by ship.; "the outward passage took 10 days" |
| ~ expedition | a journey organized for a particular purpose. |
| ~ excursion, digression | wandering from the main path of a journey. |
| ~ schlep, shlep | a tedious or difficult journey. |
| ~ trek | a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers). |
| ~ tour, circuit | a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area.; "they took an extended tour of Europe"; "we took a quick circuit of the park"; "a ten-day coach circuit of the island" |
| ~ pilgrim's journey, pilgrimage | a journey to a sacred place. |
| ~ excursion, jaunt, outing, pleasure trip, junket, sashay, expedition | a journey taken for pleasure.; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field" |
| ~ voyage | a journey to some distant place. |
| ~ way | a journey or passage.; "they are on the way" |
| v. (motion) | 2. journey, travel | undertake a journey or trip. |
| ~ jaunt, travel, trip | make a trip for pleasure. |
| ~ tour | make a tour of a certain place.; "We toured the Provence this summer" |
| ~ globe-trot | travel all over the world for pleasure and sightseeing. |
| ~ sledge | ride in or travel with a sledge.; "the antarctic expedition sledged along the coastline"; "The children sledged all day by the lake" |
| ~ navigate, voyage, sail | travel on water propelled by wind or by other means.; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow" |
| ~ journey, travel | travel upon or across.; "travel the oceans" |
| ~ trek | make a long and difficult journey.; "They trekked towards the North Pole with sleds and skis" |
| ~ trek | journey on foot, especially in the mountains.; "We spent the summer trekking in the foothills of the Himalayas" |
| v. (motion) | 3. journey, travel | travel upon or across.; "travel the oceans" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ journey, travel | undertake a journey or trip. |
| ~ sail | traverse or travel on (a body of water).; "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone" |
| ~ ship | travel by ship. |
| ~ ride | ride over, along, or through.; "Ride the freeways of California" |
| ~ fly | travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft.; "Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic" |
| ~ cruise | drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure.; "She cruised the neighborhood in her new convertible" |
| walk | | |
| n. (act) | 1. walk, walking | the act of traveling by foot.; "walking is a healthy form of exercise" |
| ~ locomotion, travel | self-propelled movement. |
| ~ ambulation | walking about.; "the hospital encouraged early ambulation" |
| ~ noctambulation, noctambulism, sleepwalking, somnambulation, somnambulism | walking by a person who is asleep. |
| ~ stride, tread, pace | a step in walking or running. |
| ~ gait | a person's manner of walking. |
| ~ marching, march | the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind).; "it was a long march"; "we heard the sound of marching" |
| ~ plod, plodding | the act of walking with a slow heavy gait.; "I could recognize his plod anywhere" |
| ~ prowl | the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner). |
| ~ shamble, shambling, shuffling, shuffle | walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet.; "from his shambling I assumed he was very old" |
| ~ wading | walking with your feet in shallow water. |
| n. (act) | 2. base on balls, pass, walk | (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls.; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls" |
| ~ accomplishment, achievement | the action of accomplishing something. |
| ~ baseball, baseball game | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs.; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" |
| n. (attribute) | 3. manner of walking, walk | manner of walking.; "he had a funny walk" |
| ~ posture, carriage, bearing | characteristic way of bearing one's body.; "stood with good posture" |
| n. (act) | 4. walk | the act of walking somewhere.; "he took a walk after lunch" |
| ~ amble, stroll, perambulation, saunter, promenade | a leisurely walk (usually in some public place). |
| ~ constitutional | a regular walk taken as a form of exercise. |
| ~ foot | travel by walking.; "he followed on foot"; "the swiftest of foot" |
| ~ hike, hiking, tramp | a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure.; "she enjoys a hike in her spare time" |
| ~ last mile | the last walk of a condemned person to the execution place. |
| ~ moonwalk | an exploratory walk by an astronaut on the surface of the moon. |
| ~ perambulation | a walk around a territory (a parish or manor or forest etc.) in order to officially assert and record its boundaries. |
| ~ turn | taking a short walk out and back.; "we took a turn in the park" |
| ~ walkabout | nomadic excursions into the bush made by an Aborigine. |
| ~ walk-through | the act of walking in order to view something.; "the realtor took her on a walk-through of the apartment" |
| ~ travel, traveling, travelling | the act of going from one place to another.; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel" |
| n. (artifact) | 5. paseo, walk, walkway | a path set aside for walking.; "after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk" |
| ~ ambulatory | a covered walkway (as in a cloister).; "it has an ambulatory and seven chapels" |
| ~ boardwalk | a walkway made of wooden boards; usually at seaside. |
| ~ catwalk | narrow pathway high in the air (as above a stage or between parts of a building or along a bridge). |
| ~ flagging | a walk of flagstones.; "the flagging in the garden was quite imaginative" |
| ~ path | a way especially designed for a particular use. |
| ~ mall, promenade | a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk. |
| ~ sidewalk, pavement | walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway. |
| ~ skywalk | an elevated walkway between buildings (usually enclosed). |
| n. (act) | 6. walk | a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground. |
| ~ gait | a horse's manner of moving. |
| n. (act) | 7. walk, walk of life | careers in general.; "it happens in all walks of life" |
| ~ calling, career, vocation | the particular occupation for which you are trained. |
| v. (motion) | 8. walk | use one's feet to advance; advance by steps.; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ tramp down, tread down, trample | walk on and flatten.; "tramp down the grass"; "trample the flowers" |
| ~ take the air, walk | take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure.; "The lovers held hands while walking"; "We like to walk every Sunday" |
| ~ lollop | walk clumsily and with a bounce. |
| ~ tap | walk with a tapping sound. |
| ~ stumble, bumble, falter | walk unsteadily.; "The drunk man stumbled about" |
| ~ spacewalk | move in space outside a space craft. |
| ~ hoof, hoof it, leg it, foot | walk.; "let's hoof it to the disco" |
| ~ toe | walk so that the toes assume an indicated position or direction.; "She toes inwards" |
| ~ walk | make walk.; "He walks the horse up the mountain"; "Walk the dog twice a day" |
| ~ walk | accompany or escort.; "I'll walk you to your car" |
| ~ shlep, traipse | walk or tramp about. |
| ~ walk about, walk around, perambulate | walk with no particular goal.; "we were walking around in the garden"; "after breakfast, she walked about in the park" |
| ~ ambulate | walk about; not be bedridden or incapable of walking. |
| ~ mouse, pussyfoot, sneak, creep | to go stealthily or furtively.; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house" |
| ~ walk | traverse or cover by walking.; "Walk the tightrope"; "Paul walked the streets of Damascus"; "She walks 3 miles every day" |
| ~ wade | walk (through relatively shallow water).; "Can we wade across the river to the other side?"; "Wade the pond" |
| ~ prance, strut, swagger, tittup, sashay, cock, ruffle | to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others.; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house" |
| ~ sleepwalk, somnambulate | walk in one's sleep. |
| ~ slink | walk stealthily.; "I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey" |
| ~ gimp, hobble, limp, hitch | walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury.; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day" |
| ~ scuffle, shamble, shuffle | walk by dragging one's feet.; "he shuffled out of the room"; "We heard his feet shuffling down the hall" |
| ~ saunter, stroll | walk leisurely and with no apparent aim. |
| ~ amble, mosey | walk leisurely. |
| ~ prowl | move about in or as if in a predatory manner.; "The suspicious stranger prowls the streets of the town" |
| ~ skulk | move stealthily.; "The lonely man skulks down the main street all day" |
| ~ coggle, dodder, toddle, waddle, totter, paddle | walk unsteadily.; "small children toddle" |
| ~ promenade | take a leisurely walk.; "The ladies promenaded along the beach" |
| ~ march | walk fast, with regular or measured steps; walk with a stride.; "He marched into the classroom and announced the exam"; "The soldiers marched across the border" |
| ~ stride | walk with long steps.; "He strode confidently across the hall" |
| ~ hike | walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise.; "We were hiking in Colorado"; "hike the Rockies" |
| ~ footslog, plod, trudge, pad, slog, tramp | walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud.; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone" |
| ~ tippytoe, tiptoe, tip | walk on one's toes. |
| ~ stalk | walk stiffly. |
| ~ flounce | walk emphatically. |
| ~ careen, keel, lurch, reel, stagger, swag | walk as if unable to control one's movements.; "The drunken man staggered into the room" |
| ~ flounder, stagger | walk with great difficulty.; "He staggered along in the heavy snow" |
| ~ stamp, stomp, stump | walk heavily.; "The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots" |
| ~ lumber, pound | move heavily or clumsily.; "The heavy man lumbered across the room" |
| ~ step | shift or move by taking a step.; "step back" |
| ~ pace | walk with slow or fast paces.; "He paced up and down the hall" |
| ~ trample, tread | tread or stomp heavily or roughly.; "The soldiers trampled across the fields" |
| ~ slouch | walk slovenly. |
| ~ mince | walk daintily.; "She minced down the street" |
| ~ clomp, clump | walk clumsily. |
| ~ walk | walk at a pace.; "The horses walked across the meadow" |
| ~ march, process | march in a procession.; "They processed into the dining room" |
| ~ step | walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner.; "step over to the blackboard" |
| v. (motion) | 9. walk | accompany or escort.; "I'll walk you to your car" |
| ~ trot | cause to trot.; "She trotted the horse home" |
| ~ walk | use one's feet to advance; advance by steps.; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" |
| ~ walk | make walk.; "He walks the horse up the mountain"; "Walk the dog twice a day" |
| ~ accompany | go or travel along with.; "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere" |
| ~ march | force to march.; "The Japanese marched their prisoners through Manchuria" |
| v. (competition) | 10. walk | obtain a base on balls. |
| ~ baseball, baseball game | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs.; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" |
| ~ rack up, score, tally, hit | gain points in a game.; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season" |
| ~ walk | give a base on balls to. |
| v. (motion) | 11. walk | traverse or cover by walking.; "Walk the tightrope"; "Paul walked the streets of Damascus"; "She walks 3 miles every day" |
| ~ walk | use one's feet to advance; advance by steps.; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" |
| ~ cross, cut across, cut through, get over, traverse, get across, pass over, track, cover | travel across or pass over.; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day" |
| v. (competition) | 12. walk | give a base on balls to. |
| ~ baseball, baseball game | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs.; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" |
| ~ play | participate in games or sport.; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches" |
| ~ walk | obtain a base on balls. |
| v. (social) | 13. walk | live or behave in a specified manner.; "walk in sadness" |
| ~ comport, behave | behave well or properly.; "The children must learn to behave" |
| v. (social) | 14. walk | be or act in association with.; "We must walk with our dispossessed brothers and sisters"; "Walk with God" |
| ~ consociate, associate | bring or come into association or action.; "The churches consociated to fight their dissolution" |
| v. (motion) | 15. walk | walk at a pace.; "The horses walked across the meadow" |
| ~ walk | use one's feet to advance; advance by steps.; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" |
| ~ pace | go at a pace.; "The horse paced" |
| v. (motion) | 16. walk | make walk.; "He walks the horse up the mountain"; "Walk the dog twice a day" |
| ~ walk | use one's feet to advance; advance by steps.; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" |
| ~ walk | accompany or escort.; "I'll walk you to your car" |
| ~ parade, exhibit, march | walk ostentatiously.; "She parades her new husband around town" |
| ~ march | cause to march or go at a marching pace.; "They marched the mules into the desert" |
| ~ compel, obligate, oblige | force somebody to do something.; "We compel all students to fill out this form" |
| v. (motion) | 17. take the air, walk | take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure.; "The lovers held hands while walking"; "We like to walk every Sunday" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ constitutionalize | take a walk for one's health or to aid digestion, as after a meal.; "A good way of exercising is to constitutionalize" |
| ~ walk | use one's feet to advance; advance by steps.; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" |
| stride | | |
| n. (act) | 1. pace, stride, tread | a step in walking or running. |
| ~ walk, walking | the act of traveling by foot.; "walking is a healthy form of exercise" |
| ~ step | the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down.; "he walked with unsteady steps" |
| n. (quantity) | 2. footstep, pace, step, stride | the distance covered by a step.; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig" |
| ~ indefinite quantity | an estimated quantity. |
| n. (act) | 3. stride | significant progress (especially in the phrase.; "make strides"; "they made big strides in productivity" |
| ~ progress, advancement | gradual improvement or growth or development.; "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts" |
| v. (motion) | 4. stride | walk with long steps.; "He strode confidently across the hall" |
| ~ walk | use one's feet to advance; advance by steps.; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" |
| v. (motion) | 5. stride | cover or traverse by taking long steps.; "She strode several miles towards the woods" |
| ~ cross, cut across, cut through, get over, traverse, get across, pass over, track, cover | travel across or pass over.; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day" |
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