walk down

verb

To continually advance (on an opponent) and punch (the opponent) in order to control the fight and dominate the opponent, while shrugging off the opponent's punches.

“He's relentlessly walking him down.”

Meanings

verbwalk down (third-person singular simple present walks down, present participle walking down, simple past and past participle walked down)

present singular third person walks down · participle present walking down · participle past walked down · past walked down

  1. transitiveboxingTo continually advance (on an opponent) and punch (the opponent) in order to control the fight and dominate the opponent, while shrugging off the opponent's punches.

    He's relentlessly walking him down.

  2. slangTo be defeated, especially in one-sided or embarrassing fashion.
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “walk down,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/walk%20down.

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