Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb walk_around
4 senses of walk around
Sense 1
perambulate, walk about, walk around -- (walk with no particular goal; "we were walking around in the garden"; "after breakfast, she walked about in the park")
=> walk -- (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet")
Sense 2
circumambulate, walk around -- (walk around something)
=> circle -- (travel around something; "circle the globe")
Sense 3
walk around -- (behave in a certain manner or have certain properties; "He walks around with his nose in the air"; "She walks around with this strange boyfriend")
=> behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry -- (behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times")
Sense 4
walk around -- (walk randomly; "We were walking around in the neighborhood to see whether we could find an open drugstore")
=> act -- (be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure)