Walking
Walk·ing
Walking
a. & n.
- a. & n. from Walk, v.
Phrases & Compounds
- Walking beam
- See Beam, 10.
- Walking crane
- a kind of traveling crane. See under Crane.
- Walking fern
- See Walking leaf, below.
- Walking fish
- any one of numerous species of Asiatic fishes of the genus Ophiocephalus, some of which, as Ophiocephalus 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
- an actor who usually fills subordinate parts which require a gentlemanly appearance but few words.
- Walking lady
- an actress who usually fills such parts as require only a ladylike appearance on the stage.
- Walking leaf
- 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.
- Walking papers
- an order to leave; dismissal, as from office; as, to get one's walking papers, i. e. to be dismissed or fired.
- Walking stick
- A stick or staff carried in the hand for hand for support or amusement when walking; a cane.
- Walking wheel
- a prime mover consisting of a wheel driven by the weight of men or animals walking either in it or on it; a treadwheel.