WALKOVER


Meaning of WALKOVER in English

walk ‧ o ‧ ver /ˈwɔːkˌəʊvə $ ˈwɒːkˌoʊvər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

informal a very easy victory

⇨ walk over at ↑ walk 1

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THESAURUS

▪ victory noun [uncountable and countable] a situation in which you win a battle, game, election, or ↑ dispute :

The crowds celebrated Italy’s victory against England.

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The party won a comfortable victory in the general election.

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We’re very confident of victory.

▪ win noun [countable] a victory in a sports game or in a competition:

It was an important win for the Yankees.

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A couple from London are celebrating a big lottery win.

▪ triumph noun [countable] written an important victory, especially in war or politics:

Thatcher’s greatest triumph was becoming the UK’s first female Prime Minister.

▪ conquest noun [countable] a situation in which one country wins a war against another country and takes control of it:

the Spanish conquest of Mexico

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Caesar is well-known for his military conquests.

▪ landslide noun [countable] an election victory in which one party or ↑ candidate gets far more votes than their opponents:

In 1945, there was a Labour landslide.

▪ walkover especially British English , cakewalk American English noun [countable] informal a very easy victory:

The match was expected to be a walkover for Brazil.

▪ upset noun [countable] a situation in which the person, team, party etc that was expected to win is defeated:

Truman pulled off the greatest election upset in United States history.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.