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walkover

[wawk-oh-ver]

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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

/ ˈ��ɔː��ˌəʊ��ə /

noun

informal��an easy or unopposed victory
horse racing
1. the running or walking over the course by the only contestant entered in a race at the time of starting
2. 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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When she was young, she fulfilled the requirement of an acrobatic series on beam by linking a front walkover with a round off.

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At 6:16 p.m. the walkover for the derby horses from the barns to paddock starts.

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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.

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In particular, Wallin is no walkover for Joshua and it is a very risky fight given what is at stake.

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Wallin and former world champion Parker are not walkovers, though, and both will be confident they can spoil the party.

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walkaway��

walk out walk over

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