English Explanatory Dictionary

walk away

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To withdraw from a problematic situation.
  2. Of an object, to go missing or be stolen.
  3. To free oneself from a debt such as a mortgage by abandoning the collateral to the lender. To make a strategic default.
  4. To survive a challenging or dangerous situation without harm.
  5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see walk, away.

Pronunciation

En-au-walk away.ogg

Word forms

walk away walks away walking away walked away

Related words

walk-away walkaway

Derived words

walk away from walk away with
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