• WALK

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• s. ambulatio: spatium (first as action; then as the place in which one walks up and down): deambulatio: inambulatio (as action; SYN. in WALK, v.): ambulacrum (place in which one walks for pleasure): xystus (explained by Vitr. to be hypaethra ambulatio, a walk with trees or clipped hedges on each side, and generally adorned with statues). A covered walk, tecta ambulatio: a little walk, ambulatiuncula :to take a walk, ambulationem conficere (in aliquo loco) [Vid: To WALK]. To go for a walk, ire or abire, ambulatum or deambulatum.
• Mode of walk, gait, incessus; ingressus (opposed to to lying, standing, etc.). A quick, slow walk, incessus citus, tardus: an erect walk, incessus erectus; ingressus Cels.: an effeminate walk, incessus fractus. [Vid: GAIT.]
• Path of life, vivendi or vitae via. To choose one’s walk in life, deligere quam viam vivendi ingressuri simus. Sometimes vitae conditio: gradus.

2. v. ambulare (to walk leisurely up and down; opposed to stare, cubare, currere, salire): spitiari (to walk abroad, or in an open space; opposed to the confinement of a room or house): inambulare (to walk about within a circumscribed space): deambulare (backward and forward, for exercise, or until one is tired), in aliquo loco; obambulare alicui loco or ante locum; ☞ aliquem locum is poetical (to a fixed point, or in front of): gradi, ingredi, incedere: vadere (to advance, proceed, or, as synonym of gradi, etc., to walk on with firm steps, differs from the foregoing in this manner, that the gradiens makes uniform, man-like steps, by which he gives proof of his tranquillity of mind, and his grave or composed state of feeling; Vid: Cic., Tusc., 1, 116, 110; the incedens makes measured, deliberate steps, as if conscious of being seen and noticed: hence of the affected gait of a vain person, or one desiring applause, incedere is the proper word; Vid: Sen., N. Qu., 7, 31, 5: the vadens takes cheerful and quick steps, by which he declares his strength of mind and contempt of danger surrounding and awaiting him; Vid: Cic., Tusc., 1, 40, 97; Liv., 2, 10: the soldier in an onset in battle vadit; the vigorous, considerate man, graditur; the soldier in marching, the consul or prince when he makes a display, the vain man who would make a display, incedit). When people walk too fast, nimiae celeritates gressus cum fiunt (Cic.): to take walking exercise, ambulandi exercitatione uti (Cels.): to walk about, ambulare; deambulare: to walk along, incedere; ire (per viam): to walk through, perambulare: to be a walking dictionary; Vid: DICTIONARY.