walk into

verb

To collide with by walking.

“The platoon walked into an ambush.”

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

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

  1. To collide with by walking.

    Mind you don't walk into that wall.

    1 more example

    Watch where you're going. You nearly walked into that man.

  2. To fall into (a trap or other situation), especially one that could have been avoided with more care.

    The platoon walked into an ambush.

    1 more example

    You really walked into that trap, didn't you?

  3. archaiccolloquialTo attack; to assault physically.

    Synonyms: go into

  4. archaiccolloquialTo storm at.
  5. archaiccolloquialTo eat heartily of.

    Such a precious loud hymn, Sammy, while the tea was a brewing; such a grace, such eatin’ and drinkin’! I wish you could ha’ seen the shepherd walkin’ into the ham and muffins. I never see such a chap to eat and drink—never.

    1836 March – 1837 October, Charles Dickens, “(please specify the chapter name)”, in The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1837, →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo attack; to assault physically.

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