walk in

See also: walk-in and walkin'

English

Verb

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

1. To come without an appointment to a place that would normally require one.

   If you walk in, you're going to have to wait at least an hour.

   • 2001, Pat Barker, The Man Who Wasn't There‎^[1]:

     You can't just walk in, Mam. You have to make an appointment.'

2. (transitive, weightlifting) To step to the rack again with after having stepped away in order not to hit it during execution of the exercise.

   Antonym: walk out

3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see walk,‎ in.
   • 2022 January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, in RAIL, number 948, page 43:

     There, characteristically, he refused to be carried on a stretcher, saying he was too heavy for nurses. He walked in with their support.

Derived terms

• walk-in (adj)
• walk-in (noun)

Anagrams

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