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walkover
[ wawk-oh-ver ]
noun
- Racing. a walking or trotting over the course by a contestant who is the only starter.
- an unopposed or easy victory.
- any task easily done.
- Gymnastics. a vertical rotation of the body from a standing position, performed by leaning forward to a brief handstand and bringing the legs over and back down to the floor one at a time front walkover or by arching backward to a similar handstand and returning the feet to the floor back walkover.
walkover
/ ˈwɔːkˌəʊvə /
noun
- informal.an easy or unopposed victory
- horse racing
- the running or walking over the course by the only contestant entered in a race at the time of starting
- a race won in this way
verb
- also adverb to win a race by a walkover
- informal.to beat (an opponent) conclusively or easily
- informal.to take advantage of (someone)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of walkover1
First recorded in 1830–40; noun use of verb phrase walk over
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Example Sentences
In 1966, Court was the beneficiary of a total walkover, when Nancy Richey couldn’t take the court in the Australian Open final because of a bad knee.
From Washington Post
Don't you believe for one minute we're going to have a walkover.
From Project Gutenberg
The fumes of this drink went at once to my brain, where it had what might be termed a complete walkover.
From Project Gutenberg
"Perhaps he thought his chances too slim for a walkover," he said in non-committal fashion, as Burr's best friend.
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As to the fight itself, it was in many ways, no doubt, a walkover.
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You'll have no such walkover as Dewey had at Manila—I'll promise you that.
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