verb
Meaning 1
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: to walk over.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- walk over the bridge
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
walk over
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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verb
Meaning 2
To gain an easy victory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To dominate, treat (someone) as inferior.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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verb
Meaning 4
beat easily
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The local team walked over their old rivals for the championship
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: hinüberlaufen — first sense: to physically walk over
- German: hinübergehen — first sense: to physically walk over
- German: herumschikanieren — to treat someone as inferior
- German: herumtrampeln — to treat someone as inferior
- Italian: mettere i piedi in testa — to treat someone as inferior