walk-up wal·kup uncommon noun (2) adjective (1) noun 1. an apartment in a building without an elevator Synonymswalk-up apartment 2. an apartment building without an elevator adjective 1. a building with no elevator “a walk-up apartment” Similarlow-rise Related words Word family walk-up apartment Broader terms apartment buildingapartment Part of walk-up apartment WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.