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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)
Word History and Origins
Origin of walkover1
Example Sentences
At 6:16 p.m. the walkover for the derby horses from the barns to paddock starts.
But Wallin is far from a walkover and almost caused a huge upset against Tyson Fury in 2019, opening up a cut above the Briton's right eye before eventually losing on points.
In particular, Wallin is no walkover for Joshua and it is a very risky fight given what is at stake.
Wallin and former world champion Parker are not walkovers, though, and both will be confident they can spoil the party.
Expecting a walkover, Moscow may have thought they wouldn't need to fully deploy electronic warfare systems.
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