walkover
The English word “walkover” has 10 meanings listed here.
noun
- 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.
- An uncontested election.
- Someone easy to defeat.
- 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.
- A type of railroad passenger car seat, having reversible seat backs that can be moved across the seat to face either direction of travel
- An ecological survey carried out by walking across and examining a piece of land.
Etymology
Deverbal from walk over.
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