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walk-over

walk-over is the alternative spelling of walkover.

Meaning of walkover

Noun

walkover (plural walkovers)

  1. 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
    Synonyms:
    easy thing
  2. A bye or victory awarded to a competitor when a scheduled opponent fails to play a game.
  3. A horse race with only one entrant.
  4. (Singapore) An uncontested election.
  5. Someone easy to defeat.
  6. (colloquial) Someone who does not stand up for themselves when mistreated; a doormat.

See all 10 meanings of walkover

Forms of walk-over

pluralwalk-overs

Origin of walk-over

Deverbal from walk over.

Questions about walk-over

What is walk-over the alternative spelling of?
Walk-over is the alternative spelling of walkover.

Words near walk-over in the dictionary

  1. walk-on girl
  2. walk-on girls
  3. walk-ons
  4. walk-out
  5. walk-outs
  6. walk-over
  7. walk-overs
  8. walk-through
  9. walk-throughs
  10. walk-up
  11. walk-ups

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