Walking (disambiguation)

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Walking is the main form of animal locomotion on land, distinguished from running and crawling.

Walking may also refer to:

Activities

  • Fulling, also called walking or waulking, a step in making woolen cloth
  • Hiking, walking as a form of exercise or recreation, especially in a nature setting
  • Walkout, a form of protest, particularly in a labor context

Sports

  • Base on balls, also called a walk, in baseball, an award of first base to a batter following four balls being thrown by the pitcher
  • Traveling (basketball), also called walking, taking too many steps with the basketball without dribbling it
  • Walking, in cricket, a batter leaving the pitch without waiting for the umpire to declare him out
  • Racewalking, a track & field (athletics) event

Film

Literature

Music

See also