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WALKOVER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Backbends combined with handstands

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("walkover" is a kind of...):

acrobatic feat; acrobatic stunt (a stunt performed by an acrobat)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any undertaking that is easy to do

Example:

marketing this product will be no picnic

Synonyms:

breeze; child's play; cinch; duck soup; picnic; piece of cake; pushover; snap; walkover

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("walkover" is a kind of...):

labor; project; task; undertaking (any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "walkover"):

doddle (an easy task)

Derivation:

walk over (beat easily)

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