walk over

1 of 2

verb

walked over; walking over; walks over

transitive verb

: to treat contemptuously

walkover

2 of 2

noun

walk·​over ˈwȯk-ˌō-vər 

1

: a one-sided contest : an easy or uncontested victory

2

: a horse race with only one starter

Examples of walk over in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Trump, deluded by the walkover in Venezuela, thought Iran would surrender in short order. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2026

That turned his first-round matchup into a walkover for 10th-place finisher Alex Bowman, who nabbed the 32nd and final seed in the In-Season Challenge despite missing four races with vertigo. — ABC News, 28 June 2026

Black analysts and fans, and Louis himself, expected the fight to be a walkover, a mere speed bump on the way to the heavyweight championship. — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026

Villanova would toss the Owls aside by 20 for its 22nd consecutive win against their Philly opponents, a walkover victory that barely moved the needle anywhere outside of the city limits. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1829, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for walk over

• carryover
• changeover
• crossover
• cutover
• flashover
• hangover
• holdover
• layover
• leftover
• makeover
• moreover
• passover