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# walkover

noun (a walkover, walkovers)

«walkover» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A very easy win in a game or contest, where the other side hardly fights back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/walkover/#m1)
2. (sport) A win given to one side because the other side did not turn up or could not play. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/walkover/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in sport, games and competitions, also in the news about elections. It tells the reader the contest was not close at all. Phrases: "it was a walkover", "win by a walkover", "no walkover".

### Examples

- The final was a walkover; we won 8–0. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/walkover/#x1)
- The other team did not turn up, so we won by a walkover. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/walkover/#x2)
- Don't expect a walkover; they are a strong side. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/walkover/#x3)
- The spelling quiz was a walkover for Priya. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/walkover/#x4)
- The election was a walkover for the popular mayor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/walkover/#x5)
- The tennis player got a walkover when her opponent was injured. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/walkover/#x6)

### Note

Countable: a walkover. Written as one word for the noun; the verb phrase is two words: "walk over" (to walk across, or to treat someone badly: "Don't let them walk all over you"). Similar words: easy win, a doddle (UK), a breeze, a cakewalk.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «walkover» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/walkover/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«walkover» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/walkover.html) on Mova free.