English Explanatory Dictionary

walk over

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: to walk over.
  2. To gain an easy victory.
  3. To dominate, treat (someone) as inferior.

Pronunciation

En-au-walk over.ogg

Word forms

walk over walks over walking over walked over

Etymology

In the sense of gaining an easy victory, refers to a horse going over a racecourse at a walk when there is no other entry.

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