Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In sporting, a race in which but one contestant appears, who, being obliged to go over the course, may walk instead of running; also, the winning of such a race; hence, figuratively, an easy victory; success gained without serious opposition.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun In racing, the going over a course by a horse which has no competitor for the prize.
- noun A one-sided contest; an uncontested, or an easy, victory.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
horserace in which only a singlehorse competes - noun by extension An
uncontested or very easyvictory
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb beat easily
- noun any undertaking that is easy to do
- noun backbends combined with handstands
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Examples
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Sunday's game for gold was supposed to be a walk-over for the USA.
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While the building code in most towns won't require a tear-off down to the sheathing unless your roof already has two layers, we at least a thorough sheathing inspection from beneath as well as an assessment of its condition during a walk-over evaluation.
Q&A: Is it okay to put new shingles right over old ones? 2010
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In what should be a walk-over victory for the Republicans against a scandal-plagued failed banker, they are running a wishy-washy congressman with serious credibility problems regarding his prior achievements which makes the race a tossup.
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Everything personal is likely to be put on hold when the news breaks that the Persian King of kings Darius's vast army is marching on Greece, hoping its internal division will make its conquest a walk-over.
Movie:The Giant of Marathon (1959) Zen Tiger 2010
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In what should be a walk-over victory for the Republicans against a scandal-plagued failed banker, they are running a wishy-washy congressman with serious credibility problems regarding his prior achievements which makes the race a tossup.
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Barrett's biggest challenge is to try to convince state Republicans (and national observers) that the runoff is not simply a walk-over for Haley but a real race.
Gresham Barrett tries to build a runoff case against Nikki Haley in S.C. 2010
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We already have the first result of the day, with Illlya Marchenko's shoulder injury giving Gilles Simon a walk-over through to the third round.
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The race went from a walk-over for Allen to a nail-biter as "macaca" became a massive national story.
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While the building code in most towns won't require a tear-off down to the sheathing unless your roof already has two layers, we at least a thorough sheathing inspection from beneath as well as an assessment of its condition during a walk-over evaluation.
Q&A: Is it okay to put new shingles right over old ones? 2010
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When Federer broke serve in only the third game, he looked good for a walk-over – until Soderling rallied strongly.
Roger Federer beats Robin Soderling but fails to convince doubters Kevin Mitchell at the O2 Arena 2010
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