walk off

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [wawk awf, of]
- /wɔk ɔf, ɒf/
- /wɔːk ɒf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wawk awf, of]
- /wɔk ɔf, ɒf/

Definitions of walk off words

noun walk off an act or instance of walking or going on foot. 1
noun walk off a period of walking for exercise or pleasure: to go for a walk. 1
noun walk off a distance walked or to be walked, often in terms of the time required: not more than ten minutes' walk from town. 1
noun walk off the gait or pace of a person or an animal that walks. 1
noun walk off a characteristic or individual manner of walking: It was impossible to mistake her walk. 1
noun walk off a department or branch of activity, or a particular line of work: They found every walk of life closed against them. 1

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Origin of walk off

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40; noun use of verb phrase walk off

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Parts of speech for Walk off

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Walk off

walk off popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

walk off usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for walk off

verb walk off

chuck — When you chuck something somewhere, you throw it there in a casual or careless way.
go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.

All 2 Synonyms of walk off