WALKOVER

Walkover

In British English, 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 forfeited . The term can apply in sport, but can also apply to elections. This is also referred to as winning "by default". The word is used more generally by extension, particularly in politics, for a contest in which the winner, although not the only participant, has little or no competition. The strict and extended meanings of "walkover" as a single word are both found from 1829.

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walkover

Noun

  1. An easy victory; a walkaway.
  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. Someone easy to defeat.
  5. A backbend combined with a handstand.
  6. A type of railroad passenger car seat, having reversible seat backs that can be moved across the seat to face either direction of travel
    The train's walkover seats are turned by the crew.
    It took about 10 minutes to flip the walkovers in each car.


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walk over

Verb

walk over the bridge
  1. To easily defeat.
  2. To dominate, treat (someone) as inferior


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