walk up

Related to walk up: walk down

walk up

1. verb To come up to someone or something on foot. Often followed by "to" and a specific person or thing. I walked up to Bob and handed him the note. The thief just walked right up and took the merchandise off the table in broad daylight.
2. verb To move to a higher level or position on foot. Often followed by "to" and a specific person or thing. Sorry, you'll have to walk up to the legal department to get that approved. Will you walk up to the boss's office and deliver this note to him for me?
3. verb To ascend (something) on foot. The road up the mountain ends here, so we'll have to walk up the rest of the way. Boy, I need to quit smoking. I can't even walk up two flights of stairs without getting winded.
4. verb To move along something toward a farther point. She walked up the path so fast that I soon lost sight of her. The butler walked up the hall of the great mansion to deliver the message to the duke.
5. noun A building that lacks an elevator. The phrase is typically hyphenated in this usage. Primarily heard in US. This place is on the 10th floor of a walk-up? Oh dear.
6. noun Something, usually an apartment, located above the ground floor in a building that lacks an elevator (meaning that the other floors are only accessible via stairs). The phrase is typically hyphenated in this usage. Primarily heard in US. I don't mind having a third-floor walk-up until I'm weighed down with groceries, ugh.
7. adjective Lacking an elevator. The phrase is typically hyphenated in this usage. Primarily heard in US. This place is on the 10th floor of a walk-up building? Oh dear.
8. adjective Located above the ground floor in a building that lacks an elevator (meaning that the other floors are only accessible via stairs). The phrase is typically hyphenated in this usage. Primarily heard in US. It's a walk-up apartment on the 10th floor? Oh dear.
9. adjective Accessible to pedestrians from the outside of the building. The phrase is typically hyphenated in this usage. Primarily heard in US. Several new restaurants in the heart of the city capitalize on all the foot traffic by having a walk-up window for take-out.
See also: up, walk
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

walk right up (to someone or something)

to move up close to someone or something, on foot; not to hesitate to approach someone or something. Walk right up to him and ask him what you want to know. Just walk right up.
See also: right, up, walk

walk up something

 
1. to move up an incline or stairs on foot. Sally will have to walk up the stairs by herself.
2. to walk the length of something. I walked slowly up the hall.
See also: up, walk

walk up to someone or something

to approach someone or something on foot. I walked up to the manager and told him my problem. Eric walked up to the door and rang the bell.
See also: up, walk
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • fix on
  • fix on (someone or something)
  • dog
  • dogg
  • dogs
  • going to
  • go on
  • go on (doing something)
  • Go on!
  • going on
References in periodicals archive
'Nessy Forever' will feature tattooing with walk ups, live music featuring a number of DJs, raffled artwork and many more surprises.
All the 1,000 cheapest seats, at PS3 apiece, were sold out, as were ringside seats at PS8, while walk ups on the night costing PS5 and PS6 were also swiftly snapped up.
Organisers say: "We're encouraging bookings but walk ups on the night and takeaways will be available."
Plank walk ups MUSCLES targeted: core and upper body.
The time has also come for us to enter negotiations with kit manufacturers (naturally I will bring you details once they are completed!) In the ticket office to get over 11,000 season ticket holders is a fantastic effort, but we have to encourage further access control around the ground and the encouragement of 'walk ups' to our games.
The two contiguous four story walk ups totaling 17 units and 18,000 s/f are located between Ralph Avenue and Portal Street in Crown Heights.
is is the only place to buy tickets, and there will be no walk ups on the night.
By the way, passes for the Londonderry and Belfast shows remain available, although big drunk walk ups on both nights are expected.
The Upper East Side properties consist of one elevator building and five walk ups totaling 67,122 s/f.
Nicole Carra, of NLC Realty LLC Associates, just closed on the off-market sale of two five-story walk ups at 554-558 West 181st Street for $17,250,000.
The portfolio consists of 138 rent stabilized apartments in three walk ups and one elevator building located at 145 Audubon Avenue, 608 and 612 West 189th Street, and 40 Sherman Avenue.