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walk off

B1 neutral separable both
In simple words

Go away suddenly, or get rid of something (like a stomachache) by going for a walk.

Literal meaning: To walk and go off (away).

Meanings

1 B1 neutral

To leave a place or person abruptly and without explanation.

"She was so upset that she just walked off without saying goodbye."

Grammar: inseparable
2 B1 idiomatic informal

To reduce the effects of something unpleasant (e.g. a large meal, a cramp, stress) by going for a walk.

"After that huge dinner, let's go outside and walk it off."

Grammar: separable
3 B2 neutral

To leave the field, stage, or court during a performance or game, especially in protest or after being dismissed.

"The player was so furious with the referee's decision that he threatened to walk off."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

When meaning 'to reduce by walking' (walk off a meal, walk off a cramp), it is separable and transitive. When meaning 'to leave abruptly', it is intransitive.

Commonly used with

meal calories cramp anger stage field

Forms

Base
walk off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
walks off
he/she/it
Past simple
walked off
yesterday
Past participle
walked off
have + pp
-ing form
walking off
continuous

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Synonyms

leave abruptly depart storm off march off stride away

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