bug-walk

ˈbʌɡˌwɔːk

Definition

Definition of bug-walk - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

sleep furniture

Dated

bed, especially in old UK slang

Dated

He collapsed onto the bug-walk after a long day.

bed

cot

movement

Rare

walk characterized by small, jerky movements

Rare

His bug-walk made him stand out in the crowd.

Verb

intr.

movement

Rare

walk with a jerky or erratic motion

Rare

He started to bug-walk after twisting his ankle.

lurch

stagger

totter

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Origin of bug-walk

English, bug (insect) + walk (move)

Examples of bug-walk in a sentence

The cat slept on the bug-walk all day.
The actor's bug-walk was perfect for the role.
She imitated a bug-walk to make her friends laugh.
The robot began to bug-walk due to a malfunction.
After the earthquake, people had to bug-walk through the debris.

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French:pieu, tituber, ...
German:Bett, ruckartig gehen, ...
Italian:letto, camminare a scatti, ...
Spanish:cama, andar a trompicones, ...
Portuguese:cama, andar aos solavancos, ...
Chinese:床, 走路摇晃, ...
Japanese:バグウォーク, ぎくしゃく歩く, ...
Arabic:سرير, ترنَّحَ, ...
Hebrew:מִטָּה, לָלֶכֶת בְּתוּנוּעָה מְקוּטַּעַת, ...
Russian:кровать, идти рывками, ...
Ukrainian:ліжко, йти ривками, ...
Hindi:बग-वॉक, झटके से चलना, ...
Bengali:বিছানা, ঝাঁকুনি দিয়ে হাঁটা, ...
Catalan:llit, caminar amb sacsejades, ...
Czech:postel, kulhat, ...
Danish:seng, gå med ryk, ...
Dutch:nest, schokkerig lopen, ...
Greek:κρεβάτι, περπατώ με σπασμωδικές κινήσεις, ...
Hungarian:ágy, bicegni, ...
Khmer:គ្រែដេក, ដើរកន្ត្រាក់ៗ, ...
Korean:버그 워크, 불규칙하게 걷다, ...
Persian:تختخواب, راه رفتن با حرکت تند و نامنظم, ...
Polish:wyrko, chodzić szarpanymi ruchami, ...
Portuguese (BR):cama, andar aos trancos e barrancos, ...
Romanian:pat, a merge sacadat, ...
Swedish:säng, gå ryckigt, ...
Thai:เตียง, เดินกระตุก, ...
Turkish:yatak, sarsak yürümek, ...
Vietnamese:giường, đi khập khiễng, ...

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