walk on
Minor theatrical role
Walk on functions as both verb phrase and noun.
To walk on is to continue walking, or to step onto a surface: She walked on despite the pain, Don't walk on the wet paint.
A walk-on is a small acting role with no lines, or an athlete who joins a college team without a scholarship: He started as a walk-on and became a starter by junior year.
- treadSurface that grips ground
- stepFoot movement forward
- thin icePrecarious situation
- trampleCrush by stepping
- stompTread heavily
stride · stroll · pace · footsteps · pavement · eggshells · carpet · red carpet · grass · beaten path · stage · runway · coals · water · air · continue · proceed · ignore