Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

walk-up

/ˈwɔkʌp/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.06 in modern English

Syllables: walk-up
IPA: /ˈwɔkʌp/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Reached by stairs rather than an elevator.

adj

Containing such flats.

adj

For which no appointment is necessary.

noun

An apartment or block with stairs rather than an elevator.

American usage

noun

An informal visit to a control tower by a pilot, typically used as part of pilot training.

noun

A mountain that can be climbed without specialist equipment.

noun

A customer who arrives without a reservation; a walk-in.

noun

An indoor or outdoor stand where food is sold to the public.

Example Sentences

"I became the tenant of a walk-up on East Tenth Street, on the north side of Tompkins Square, found for me by the seemingly omni-connected Ian McEwan […]"
"They took a cab and climbed the four flights to Sasha's Lower East Side walk-up."
"Pilot walk-ups welcomed for real-time satellite and radar weather imaging information."
"Western mountains are easy walk-ups. Eastern mountains are hard crawl-ups, but no oxygen problems."
"The first hour is for walk-ups only, with one foursome per hour reserved for walk-ups as well."
"Soba is […] making appearances everywhere from street food walk-ups to fine dining restaurants."

Etymology

Deverbal from walk up. (northern flicker): Imitative of the bird's call.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

walkup (alternative) walk-ups (plural)

Synonyms

walk-in walk-up apartment

Questions

How do you pronounce walk-up?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɔkʌp/.
What does walk-up mean?: Reached by stairs rather than an elevator.
Where does walk-up come from?: Deverbal from walk up. (northern flicker): Imitative of the bird's call.

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