walk into

Verb

walk into (third-person singular simple present walks into, present participle walking into, simple past and past participle walked into)

1. To collide with by walking.
   • Mind you don't walk into that wall.
   • Watch where you're going. You nearly walked into that man.
2. To fall into (a trap or other situation), especially one that could have been avoided with more care.
   • The platoon walked into an ambush.
   • You really walked into that trap, didn't you?
3. (archaic, colloquial) To attack; to assault physically.

   Synonyms:

   go into

4. (archaic, colloquial) To storm at.
5. (archaic, colloquial) To eat heartily of.
   • Such a precious loud hymn, Sammy, while the tea was a brewing; such a grace, such eatin’ and drinkin’! I wish you could ha’ seen the shepherd walkin’ into the ham and muffins. I never see such a chap to eat and drink—never.1836 March – 1837 October, Charles Dickens, “(please specify the chapter name)”, in The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1837, →OCLC