walt

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/wɔːlt//wɒlt/

verb

To roll; tumble

OriginMiddle English walten ← Old English wæltan ← Proto-West Germanic *waltijan →
CommonScrabble 7
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Meanings

walt1

verbwalt (third-person singular simple present walts, present participle walting, simple past and past participle walted)

present singular third person walts · participle present walting · participle past walted · past walted · alternative vault

  1. dialectalintransitiveobsoleteTo roll; tumble
  2. dialectalobsoletetransitiveTo turn; cast; hurl; fling; overturn

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adjectivewalt (comparative more walt, superlative most walt)

comparative more walt · superlative most walt

  1. archaicnauticalunsteady; crank

Walt3

proper nounWalt (plural Walts)

plural Walts · alternative Walt.

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Walter.
nounWalt (plural Walts)

plural Walts · alternative Walt.

  1. UKderogatoryslanggovernmentSomeone who impersonates a veteran (retired member of the armed forces).

    You're just a bloody Walt!

WALT4

phrase
  1. abbreviationacronymeducationAcronym of we are learning to....

Origin

walt · verb

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wel-“to turn; wind; twist”
  2. Proto-Germanic*waltijaną“to roll; roll about”
  3. Proto-West Germanic*waltijan
  4. Old Englishwæltan
  5. Middle Englishwalten
  6. Englishwalt

From Middle English walten, from Old English wæltan, weltan, wieltan, wyltan, wiltan, from Proto-West Germanic *waltijan, from Proto-Germanic *waltijaną (“to roll; roll about”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn; wind; twist”). Cognate with German wälzen (“to wallow; roll”), Danish vælte (“to tumble; overthrow”), Swedish välta (“to roll; tumble over; overthrow”). Related to waltz.

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walt · adjective

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wel-“to turn; wind; twist”
  2. Proto-Germanic*waltaz“changing; unstable”
  3. Old English*wealt
  4. Middle English*walt
  5. Englishwalt

From Middle English *walt, from Old English *wealt (attested in unwealt (“not given to roll; steady”), sinwealt (“circular, eternally rolling”)), from Proto-Germanic *waltaz (“changing; unstable”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn; wind; twist”).

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Walt · proper noun, noun

Clipping of Walter. The derogatory British sense is a reference to the fictional character Walter Mitty from The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, a mild-mannered pushover who has wild fantasies about his life in various daring roles.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 沃爾特 /沃尔特
  • 沃爾特 /沃尔特 (Wò'ěrtè)male given name
Vietnamese Oan
  • Oanmale given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with walt

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Cite this entry
APA

walt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/walt

MLA

“walt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/walt. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “walt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/walt.

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