Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

walkover

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables: walkover
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An easy victory; a walkaway.

noun

A bye or victory awarded to a competitor when a scheduled opponent fails to play a game.

noun

A horse race with only one entrant.

noun

An uncontested election.

noun

Someone easy to defeat.

noun

Someone who does not stand up for themselves when mistreated; a doormat.

Colloquial

noun

A backbend combined with a handstand.

noun

A match whose winner is declared because the other boxer does not appear in the ring within one minute of the official time.

Example Sentences

"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."
"The train's walkover seats are turned by the crew."
"It took about 10 minutes to flip the walkovers in each car."

Etymology

Deverbal from walk over.

Usage

Colloquial

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Sports.

Inflected Forms

walkovers (plural) walk-over (alternative)

Synonyms

easy thing cinch breeze picnic snap duck soup child's play pushover piece of cake

Questions

What does walkover mean?: An easy victory; a walkaway.
Where does walkover come from?: Deverbal from walk over.

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