Meanings
verbwalk over (third-person singular simple present walks over, present participle walking over, simple past and past participle walked over)
present singular third person walks over · participle present walking over · participle past walked over · past walked over
- idiomaticTo gain an easy victory.
Origin
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.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German hinüberlaufen, hinübergehen
- hinüberlaufenfirst sense: to physically walk over
- hinübergehenfirst sense: to physically walk over
- herumschikanierento treat someone as inferior
- herumtrampelnto treat someone as inferior
Italian mettere i piedi in testa
- mettere i piedi in testato treat someone as inferior
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APA
walk over. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/walk%20over
MLA
“walk over.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/walk%20over. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “walk over,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/walk%20over.
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