run-walk
run-walk verb: to walk and run alternatingly in such a fashion that the share of walking is greater.
Verb
run-walk (third-person singular simple present run-walks, present participle run-walking, simple past and past participle run-walked)
- To walk and run alternatingly in such a fashion that the share of walking is greater.
Noun
run-walk (plural run-walks)
- Alternating locomotion by the legs in such a fashion that the share of walking is greater than that of running.
Antonyms of run-walk
Forms of run-walk
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | run-walks |
| present participle | run-walking |
| past participle | run-walked |
| past | run-walked |
| alternative form | run/walk |
| Noun | |
| plural | run-walks |
Origin of run-walk
From run + walk. Independently invented by fictionists and sportsmen.
Questions about run-walk
- What does run-walk mean?
- Run-walk means to walk and run alternatingly in such a fashion that the share of walking is greater.
- What part of speech is run-walk?
- Run-walk can be a verb or a noun.
- What is the past tense of run-walk?
- The past tense of run-walk is run-walked.
Words near run-walk in the dictionary
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