# walk away

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To withdraw from a problematic situation.
2. Of an object, to go missing or be stolen.
3. To free oneself from a debt such as a mortgage by abandoning the collateral to the lender. To make a strategic default.
4. To survive a challenging or dangerous situation without harm.
5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see walk, away.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/walk-away