walk-off

[ wawk-awf, -of ]

nounInformal.
  1. a person who escapes easily, especially by walking away from a place of detention; a walkaway: The guards rounded up the walk-offs from the prison farm.

Origin of walk-off

1
First recorded in 1935–40; noun use of verb phrase walk off

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How to use walk-off in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for walk off

walk off

verb
  1. (intr) to depart suddenly

  2. (tr, adverb) to get rid of by walking: to walk off an attack of depression

  1. walk a person off his feet to make someone walk so fast or far that he or she is exhausted

  2. walk off with

    • to steal

    • to win, esp easily

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