PERAMBULATE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • walk with no particular goal
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • we were walking around in the garden
    • after breakfast, she walked about in the park
    Hypernyms(s) perambulate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property)
    Usage Example(s)
    • Selectmen are required by law to perambulate the bounds every five years
    Hypernyms(s) perambulate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)