"walkover" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: walkovers [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from walk over. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|walk over}} Deverbal from walk over Head templates: {{en-noun}} walkover (plural walkovers)
  1. An easy victory; a walkaway. Synonyms (an easy or simple task): easy thing Translations (easy victory): лесна победа (lesna pobeda) [feminine] (Bulgarian), murskavoitto (Finnish), лёгкая побе́да (ljóxkaja pobéda) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-walkover-en-noun-c5Mf4bpf Categories (other): English deverbals Disambiguation of English deverbals: 20 7 3 7 18 7 21 18 Disambiguation of 'an easy or simple task': 34 6 3 20 8 6 13 9 Disambiguation of 'easy victory': 63 22 1 5 2 2 2 2
  2. (sports) A bye or victory awarded to a competitor when a scheduled opponent fails to play a game. Categories (topical): Sports, Sports Translations (tennis: victory awarded when a scheduled opponent fails to play): luovutusvoitto (Finnish), walkower [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-walkover-en-noun-5z~cHITF Disambiguation of Sports: 4 19 1 20 14 24 13 5 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'tennis: victory awarded when a scheduled opponent fails to play': 18 48 1 3 13 4 8 4
  3. A horse race with only one entrant.
    Sense id: en-walkover-en-noun-rMJTxC8y
  4. (sports, chiefly) Someone easy to defeat. Categories (topical): Sports, Sports Translations (someone easy to defeat): heittopussi (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-walkover-en-noun-Jcq5QgeL Disambiguation of Sports: 4 19 1 20 14 24 13 5 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'someone easy to defeat': 3 1 0 91 1 1 1 1
  5. (colloquial) Someone who does not stand up for themselves when mistreated; a doormat. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-walkover-en-noun-anVE15NA Disambiguation of Sports: 4 19 1 20 14 24 13 5 Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English deverbals: 20 7 3 7 18 7 21 18 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 9 3 7 20 8 25 18
  6. (gymnastics) A backbend combined with a handstand. Categories (topical): Gymnastics, Sports
    Sense id: en-walkover-en-noun-T0o561g2 Disambiguation of Sports: 4 19 1 20 14 24 13 5 Topics: gymnastics, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  7. A type of railroad passenger car seat, having reversible seat backs that can be moved across the seat to face either direction of travel Categories (topical): Sports Translations (type of railroad passenger car seat): kääntöistuin (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-walkover-en-noun-IDsfY03e Disambiguation of Sports: 4 19 1 20 14 24 13 5 Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English deverbals: 20 7 3 7 18 7 21 18 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 9 1 7 20 8 26 19 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 9 3 7 20 8 25 18 Disambiguation of 'type of railroad passenger car seat': 1 3 1 2 5 2 85 2
  8. An ecological survey carried out by walking across and examining a piece of land.
    Sense id: en-walkover-en-noun-c0x3YSgP Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English deverbals: 20 7 3 7 18 7 21 18 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 9 3 7 20 8 25 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: walk-over

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