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In the morning; every morning. [Obs.] And have such pleasant walks into the woods A-mornings. J. Fletcher.

Inability to coördinate muscular actions properly in walking. - - A*ba"sic (#), a.

Side by side, with breasts in a line; as, "Two men could hardly walk abreast." Macaulay.

Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode; as, to walk abroad. I went to St. James', where another was preaching in the court abroad. Evelyn.

al; loud applause. On such a day, a holiday having been voted by acclamation, an ordinary walk would not satisfy the children. Southey.

Involving or comprising action; active. [Obs.] Her walking and other actual performances. Shak. Let your holy and pious intention be actual; that is . . . by a special prayer or action, . . . given to God. Jer. Taylor.

To give an acute sound to; as, he acutes his rising inflection too much. [R.] Walker.

An encounter either friendly or hostile. [Obs.] I walked about, admired of all, and dreaded On hostile ground, none daring my affront. Milton.

On foot. We 'll walk afoot a while. Shak.

A walk or a ride in the open air; a short excursion for health's sake.

A narrow passage; especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes; a bordered way. I know each lane and every alley green. Milton.

Furnished with alleys; forming an alley. "An alleyed walk." Sir W. Scott.

A walk or passage; -- applied to passages of various kinds. The sides of every street were covered with fresh alures of marble. T. Warton.

Walking; moving from place to place. Gayton.

To walk; to move about. [R.] Southey.

The act of walking. Sir T. Browne.

Walking. [R.]

One who walks about; a walker.

Ambulatory; fitted for walking. Verrill.

Of or pertaining to walking; having the faculty of walking; formed or fitted for walking; as, an ambulatory animal.