run-walk

English

Alternative forms

• run/walk

Etymology

From run +‎ walk. Independently invented by fictionists and sportsmen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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

1. (uncommon) To walk and run alternatingly in such a fashion that the share of walking is greater.

Noun

run-walk (plural run-walks)

1. (uncommon) Alternating locomotion by the legs in such a fashion that the share of walking is greater than that of running.

Antonyms

• walk-run, walk/run