walk+over
1walk-over — [ wɔ(l)kɔvɶr; walkɔvɶr ] n. m. inv. • 1855; de l angl. to walk over, proprt « marcher facilement » ♦ Anglic. Sport Course à laquelle ne prend part qu un seul cheval, par suite du forfait des autres engagés. Match enlevé par un concurrent dont l… …
2Walk over — (Abk. w.o.) ist ein dem Englischen entlehnter Ausdruck aus dem Bereich Sport. Er bedeutet einen auf außerordentliche Weise, nämlich unangefochten, errungenen Sieg. Der Begriff stammt ursprünglich aus dem Pferderennsport. Nach Aufgabe aller Gegner …
3Walk-over — Walk o ver, n. In racing, the going over a course by a horse which has no competitor for the prize. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: (colloquially) A one sided contest; an uncontested, or an easy, victory. Syn: walk; cake walk. [1913 Webster +PJC] …
4walk-over — easy victory, 1838, such as one that happens in the absence of competitors, when the solitary starter can traverse the course at a walk. Transf. sense of anything accomplished with great ease is attested from 1902. To walk (all) over (someone)… …
5Walk-over — (engl., spr. ūaok ōwer, »über [die Bah] gehen«), Ausdruck der Turfsprache, wird gebraucht, wenn nur ein einziges Pferd für ein Rennen am Ablaufsposten erscheint …
6walk over — verb beat easily The local team walked over their old rivals for the championship • Derivationally related forms: ↑walkover • Hypernyms: ↑beat, ↑beat out, ↑crush, ↑shell, ↑trounce, ↑ …
7walk over — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms walk over : present tense I/you/we/they walk over he/she/it walks over present participle walking over past tense walked over past participle walked over walk over someone to treat someone badly and to make… …
8walk over — PHRASAL VERB If someone walks over you, they treat you very badly. [INFORMAL] [V P n] Do you think you can walk over me? Well, you won t, ever!... [V P n] You let your children walk all over you …
9walk over — v. (d; intr.) to walk over to (he walked over to her table) …
10walk over — verb a) To easily defeat. walk over the bridge b) To dominate, treat (someone) as inferior …
