walkover en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Deverbal from walk over.
Meanings
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An easy victory; a walkaway.
Along the way, there was another backdrop to this match, in the form of the goal updates from Serravalle informing everyone that Ukraine were on their way to the obligatory walkover against San Marino.
15 October 2013, Daniel Taylor, “Steven Gerrard goal against Poland ensures England will go to World Cup”, in The Guardian:
- A bye or victory awarded to a competitor when a scheduled opponent fails to play a game.
- A horse race with only one entrant.
- (Singapore) An uncontested election.
- Someone easy to defeat.
- (colloquial) Someone who does not stand up for themselves when mistreated; a doormat.
- A backbend combined with a handstand.
- A match whose winner is declared because the other boxer does not appear in the ring within one minute of the official time.
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A type of railroad passenger car seat, having reversible seat backs that can be moved across the seat to face either direction of travel
It took about 10 minutes to flip the walkovers in each car.
The train's walkover seats are turned by the crew.
- An ecological survey carried out by walking across and examining a piece of land.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| walk-over | alternative | lexicographic | |
| walkovers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
easy thing (an easy or simple task)
Translations (9)
bg лесна победа (easy victory) · fi murskavoitto (easy victory) · pl walkower (tennis: victory awarded when a scheduled opponent fails to play) · fi kääntöistuin (type of railroad passenger car seat) · fi luovutusvoitto (tennis: victory awarded when a scheduled opponent fails to play) · sv walk over (tennis: victory awarded when a scheduled opponent fails to play) · fr souplesse (gymnastics: backbend combined with a handstand) · fi heittopussi (someone easy to defeat) · ru лёгкая побе́да (easy victory)