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walkaway

walk·a·way
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [wawk-uh-wey]
    • /ˈwɔk əˌweɪ/
    • /ˈwɔːk.ə.weɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wawk-uh-wey]
    • /ˈwɔk əˌweɪ/

Definitions of walkaway word

  • noun walkaway an easy victory or conquest. 1
  • noun walkaway a patient or inmate who escapes from an institution by walking away when not being supervised or guarded. 1
  • noun walkaway An easy victory; a walkover. 1
  • noun walkaway an easily won contest or victory 0
  • noun walkaway an easily won victory 0

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Origin of walkaway

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; noun use of verb phrase walk away

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Parts of speech for Walkaway

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

walkaway popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for walkaway

noun walkaway

  • cinch — If you say that something is a cinch, you mean that you think it is very easy to do.
  • piece of cake — a sweet, baked, breadlike food, made with or without shortening, and usually containing flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, eggs, and liquid flavoring.
  • breeze — A breeze is a gentle wind.
  • pushover — Informal. anything done easily.
  • walkover — Racing. a walking or trotting over the course by a contestant who is the only starter.

Antonyms for walkaway

noun walkaway

  • challenge — A challenge is something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination.

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