/wawk"oh'veuhr/ , n.
1. Racing. a walking or trotting over the course by a contestant who is the only starter.
2. an unopposed or easy victory.
3. any task easily done.
4. Gymnastics. a vertical rotation of the body from a standing position, performed by leaning forward to a brief handstand and bringing the legs over and back down to the floor one at a time (front walkover) or by arching backward to a similar handstand and returning the feet to the floor (back walkover) .
[ 1830-40; n. use of v. phrase walk over ]