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walkover

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walk⋅o⋅ver

  [wawk-oh-ver]
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–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; n. use of v. phrase walk over
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walk·o·ver   (wôk'ō'vər)   
n.  

  1. Something that is easy and presents no difficulties, especially an easily won sports contest.

  2. A horserace with only one horse entered, won by the mere formality of walking the length of the track.

  3. A gymnastic feat in which the body is bent forward or backward from an upright position, the hands are placed on the floor, and the legs are arced one after the other over the hands to finish in a standing position.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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walkover

  1. n.
    an easy victory; an easy task. (From sports.) : Learning the computer's operating system was no walkover for me.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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