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Walking stick - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Walking stick : (noun)
1: a stick carried in the hand for support in walking
2: any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike
bodies [syn: walkingstick, stick insect]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Walking \Walk"ing\,
a. & n. from Walk, v.
Walking beam. See Beam, 10.
Walking crane, a kind of traveling crane. See under
Crane.
Walking fern. (Bot.) See Walking leaf, below.
Walking fish (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
Asiatic fishes of the genus Ophiocephalus, some of
which, as O. marulius, become over four feet long. They
have a special cavity over the gills lined with a membrane
adapted to retain moisture to aid in respiration, and are
thus able to travel considerable distances over the land
at night, whence the name. They construct a curious nest
for their young. Called also langya.
Walking gentleman (Theater), an actor who usually fills
subordinate parts which require a gentlemanly appearance
but few words. [Cant]
Walking lady (Theater), an actress who usually fills such
parts as require only a ladylike appearance on the stage.
[Cant]
Walking leaf.
(a) (Bot.) A little American fern ({Camptosorus
rhizophyllus); -- so called because the fronds taper
into slender prolongations which often root at the apex,
thus producing new plants.
(b) (Zo["o]l.) A leaf insect. See under Leaf.
Walking papers, or Walking ticket, an order to leave;
dismissal, as from office. [Colloq.] --Bartlett.
Walking stick.
(a) A stick or staff carried in the hand for hand for support
or amusement when walking; a cane.
(b) (Zo["o]l.) A stick insect; -- called also walking
straw. See Illust. of Stick insect, under Stick.
Walking wheel (Mach.), a prime mover consisting of a wheel
driven by the weight of men or animals walking either in
it or on it; a treadwheel.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Walking |
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BondTegenLA: @_Starlight_ I wonder how people would look at us when they sees us Walking around like that |
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Krystle_Kelley: @Brooksmostly LMAO! But it might blow me away when I'm Walking to class..Or a car might flip over on me! LMAO |
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eliza85: @haterella lol. Omg. Girl I just went Walking for an hour. Its nice outside. |
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