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walkover::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | breeze, child's play, cinch, duck soup, picnic, piece of cake, pushover, snap |
| Type of | labor, project, task, undertaking |
| Has types | doddle |
| Derivation | walk over |
walkover::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | acrobatic stunt, acrobatic feat |
Examples of walkover
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Selecting Hernandez would have given City a walkover in the middle of the part.
From the independent.co.uk
Sharapova now gets a walkover to Sunday's title match, her first final on clay.
From the denverpost.com
Since we've had elections, there always has been a walkover in my constituency.
From the thebeaveronline.co.uk
Sharapova gets a walkover into Sunday's title match, her first final on clay.
From the signonsandiego.com
The Brazilian 26th seed had a walkover against former world No. 1 Juan Carlos Moya.
From the edition.cnn.com
The Wildcats are not a walkover for any team in the field, not even Syracuse.
From the kansas.com
He would, nevertheless, have appreciated a walkover like his new best friend Roger.
From the guardian.co.uk
Larsson received a walkover into Friday's quarterfinals on the red clay at Stvanice.
From the sacbee.com
Sharapova gets a walkover into today's title match, her first final on clay.
From the chron.com
- Backbends combined with handstands
- Cinch: any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic"
- A walkover or W.O. is the awarding of a victory to a contestant because there are no other contestants, or because the other contestants have been disqualified or have ed. The term can apply in sport, but can also apply to elections.
- An easy victory; a walkaway; A bye or victory awarded to a competitor when a scheduled opponent fails to play a game; A horse race with only one entrant; Someone easy to defeat; A backbend combined with a handstand; A type of railroad passenger car seat, having reversible seat backs that can be ...
- A race in which only one horse competes.
- A victory that results from the opponent's default.
- A walkover in boxing means a one-sided fight, an easy fight, one that's easy to win.
- In horseracing, a race in which all but one horse is scratched before starting; the remaining horse gallops the required distance to be declared the winner formally.
- Victory awarded to a player when their opponent concedes a match before it begins, usually due to injury or illness.
