walkover

Definitions


[ˈwɔːkˌəʊvə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an easy victory
(e.g: a 12–2 walkover)

- a somersault in which a gymnast performs a handstand and then slowly moves the feet backward and down to the floor, or first arches back into a handstand and then slowly moves the feet forward and down to the floor


Phrases:

Origin:
early 19th century: with reference to a horse race in which the winner, through the absence of competitors, has no need to race but can just walk over the finish line




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