walkover
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vər noun
1.
Racing. a walking or trotting over the course by a contestant who is the only starter.
2.
an unopposed or easy victory.
3.
any task easily done.
4.
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)
Origin:
1830–40; noun use of verb phrase walk over
1830–40; noun use of verb phrase walk over
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walkover (ˈwɔːkˌəʊvə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | informal an easy or unopposed victory |
| 2. | horse racing |
| a. the running or walking over the course by the only contestant entered in a race at the time of starting | |
| b. a race won in this way | |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (also adverb) to win a race by a walkover |
| 4. | informal to beat (an opponent) conclusively or easily |
| 5. | informal to take advantage of (someone) |
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walkover definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
The principles of reconnaissance survey are applied to windshield and walkover survey.
But the race was anything but a walkover for the reigning world champion and leader of the series.
Common walkover structures are preferred for subdivisions to minimize damage to dunes by the proliferation of walkovers.
Others have crossed that same portion of the lawn area to walkover to an adjoining lot where a stairway led directly to the water.
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