siúil1, v.t. & i. (pres. -úlann, vn. -úl, pp. -últa).Walk. 1. Be able to walk. Tá an leanbh ag siúl, the child is walking. 2. Come or go on foot. (a)Ag siúl timpeall, anonn is anall, amach is isteach, walking about, to and fro, in and out. ~ síos an cosán, walk down the path. (b)Ag siúl ina gcodladh, walking in their sleep. (c)Shiúil siad isteach gan chuireadh, they walked in uninvited. Shiúil sé amach as an gcruinniú, he walked out of the meeting. 3. Move about for exercise or pleasure. Amuigh ag siúl, out walking. Ba mhaith liom siúl amach Dé Domhnaigh, I’d like to walk out on Sunday. 4. Step on, into; tread. Ná ~ san uisce, don’t walk in the water. Níor shiúil sé an talamh fear ab fhearr ná é, a better man never walked the earth. 5. Proceed to, visit. Shiúlamar na tithe, we went from house to house, visited each house in turn. 6. Pace, measure. Shiúil siad an fheirm, they stepped the farm. 7. Travel. Ag siúl de chois, journeying on foot. Ag siúl na tíre, travelling the country. Shiúil mé an sliabh, I traversed the mountain. Tá an domhan siúlta aige, he has travelled the world, widely. 8. Move, flow. An áit nach siúlann an t-uisce, where the water doesn’t flow freely. 9. Conduct oneself. Ag siúl go díreach, go cneasta, walking straight, honestly. 10. (With ar)(a) Walk, tread, on. Ag siúl ar na plandaí, walking on, trampling, the plants. (b) Move, creep, over. Tá mílí an bháis ag siúl ar a chraiceann, the pallor of death is creeping over his skin. Shiúil an roth orm, the wheel passed over me. (c) Go over, examine, retouch. Ba cheart duit siúl ar na hiomairí sin arís, you should go over those ridges again. (d) Come the way of. Níor shiúil pingin de orm, not a penny of it came my way. (e) Affect in turn. Shiúil an slaghdán orthu, they caught the cold one by one. (f) Go by. Siúl ar an bhfírinne, to abide by the truth. (g)Med: Move. Shiúil an phurgóid air, the purgative caused a movement of his bowels. 11. (With le)(a) Accompany, characterize. Siúl le duine, to walk with s.o. Tá an mí-ádh ag siúl leis, he is dogged by ill luck. Tá sin ag siúl leis an aicíd, that is a feature of the disease. Bhí an bród ag siúl leo, they were inclined to be proud. (b) Swarm with. Bhí an t-urlár ag siúl le ciaróga, the floor was swarming with beetles. 12. (With certain prep. prons. used reflexively) Shiúil sé leis, he walked on, went his way. ~ leat (linn), come along (with us). Bhí sé ag siúl roimhe, he was walking along. ~ uait! Step out!