a social policy or racial segregation involving political and economic and legal discrimination against people who are not Whites; the former official policy in South Africa
the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise"
the act of walking somewhere; "he took a walk after lunch"
a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground
a path set aside for walking; "after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk"
manner of walking; "he had a funny walk"
obtain a base on balls
give a base on balls to
take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure; "The lovers held hands while walking"; "We like to walk every Sunday"
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"
make walk; "He walks the horse up the mountain"; "Walk the dog twice a day"
accompany or escort; "I'll walk you to your car"
traverse or cover by walking; "Walk the tightrope"; "Paul walked the streets of Damascus"; "She walks 3 miles every day"
walk at a pace; "The horses walked across the meadow"
be or act in association with; "We must walk with our dispossessed brothers and sisters"; "Walk with God"
live or behave in a specified manner; "walk in sadness"
a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through; "the fields were crossed with irrigation channels"; "gutters carried off the rainwater into a series of channels under the street"
a television station and its programs; "a satellite TV channel"; "surfing through the channels"; "they offer more than one hundred channels"
a path over which electrical signals can pass; "a channel is typically what you rent from a telephone company"
(often plural) a means of communication or access; "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms"
a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels; "the ship went aground in the channel"
direct the flow of; "channel information towards a broad audience"
a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin
the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved; "the title and author were printed on the spine of the book"
a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
the act of combining into an integral whole; "a consolidation of two corporations"; "after their consolidation the two bills were passed unanimously"; "the defendants asked for a consolidation of the actions against them"
combining into a solid mass
something that has consolidated into a compact mass; "he dropped the consolidation into the acid bath"
the act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the hill went very slowly"
poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer; "he played only draw and stud"
(American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage
a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack; "he got a pair of kings in the draw"
anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it"
the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided; "the game ended in a draw"; "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie"
a gully that is shallower than a ravine
cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus"
flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching; "draw steel"
steep; pass through a strainer; "draw pulp from the fruit"
reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die; "draw wire"
contract; "The material drew after it was washed in hot water"
bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition; "She was drawn to despair"; "The President refused to be drawn into delivering an ultimatum"; "The session was drawn to a close"
select or take in from a given group or region; "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population"
make, formulate, or derive in the mind; "I draw a line here"; "draw a conclusion"; "draw parallels"; "make an estimate"; "What do you make of his remarks?"
choose at random; "draw a card"; "cast lots"
move or pull so as to cover or uncover something; "draw the shades"; "draw the curtains"
earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; "He drew a base on balls"
engage in drawing; "He spent the day drawing in the garden"
represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"
write a legal document or paper; "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office"
elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.; "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter"
take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"
bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"
move or go steadily or gradually; "The ship drew near the shore"
cause to flow; "The nurse drew blood"
pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes"
require a specified depth for floating; "This boat draws 70 inches"