(of a cupboard) large enough to allow a person to enter and move about in (of a flat or house) in a suitable condition for immediate occupation
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ˈwalk-ˌin,
adj. [before a noun]
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- of or relating to a medical clinic or other facility that accepts persons for treatment, service, etc., without an appointment.
- of or relating to a person or persons who walk into such a facility seeking treatment, service, etc., without an appointment.
- large enough to be walked into:a walk-in closet.
n. [countable]
- a customer, patient, etc., who arrives without an appointment.
- something large enough to be walked into, as a refrigerator.
walk-in
(wôk′in′),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
- of or pertaining to persons who walk into a place from the street, esp. irregularly or without an appointment:walk-in customers;walk-in sales;a walk-in patient.
- large enough to be walked into:a walk-in kitchen.
n.
- a person, as a customer, patient, or interviewee, who arrives without an appointment:Many of the clinic's patients are walk-ins who suddenly need help.
- something large enough to be walked into, as a closet.
- an assured victory in an election or other contest.
- adjective, adjectival, noun, nominal use of verb, verbal phrase walk in 1925–30
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