walk down

transitive verb

1

: to overcome the effect of (a poison) by walking

2

: to wear down in walking : walk longer or farther than

I could walk down most of the boys

—Mrs. Humphry Ward

3

West : to capture (wild horses) by forcing to keep on the move until exhausted and then maneuvering into an enclosure

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