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walk over
Part of Speech: noun
In racing, the going over a course by a horse which has no competitor for the prize; hence, colloquially, a one- sided contest; an uncontested, or an easy, victory.
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wall
Part of Speech: noun
Results: 9
            1.                                             A                                                         kind                                                         of                                                         knot                                                         often                                                         used                                                         at                                                         the                                                         end                                                         of                                                           a                                                         rope;                                                           a                                                           wall                                                         knot;                                                           a                                                         wale.                                    

            2.                                             A                                                         defense;                                                           a                                                         rampart;                                                           a                                                           means                                                         of                                                           protection;                                                         in                                                         the                                                         plural,                                                           fortifications,                                                         in                                                         general;                                                           works                                                         for                                                         defense.                                    

            3.                                           An                                                         inclosing                                                         part                                                         of                                                           a                                                         receptacle                                                         or                                                         vessel;                                                         as,                                                         the                                                           walls                                                         of                                                           a                                                           steam-                                                        engine                                                           cylinder.                                    

            4.                                           The                                                         side                                                         of                                                           a                                                         level                                                         or                                                         drift.                                    

            5.                                           The                                                           country                                                         rock                                                         bounding                                                           a                                                         vein                                                         laterally.                                    

            6.                                             A                                                         work                                                         or                                                         structure                                                         of                                                         stone,                                                         brick,                                                         or                                                         other                                                           materials,                                                         raised                                                         to                                                           some                                                         height,                                                         and                                                         intended                                                         for                                                         defense                                                         or                                                         security,                                                           solid                                                         and                                                         permanent                                                         inclosing                                                         fence,                                                         as                                                         around                                                           a                                                         field,                                                           a                                                         park,                                                           a                                                         town,                                                           etc.,                                                         also,                                                         one                                                         of                                                         the                                                         upright                                                         inclosing                                                           parts                                                         of                                                           a                                                         building                                                         or                                                           a                                                         room.                                    
Part of Speech: verb transitive

            1.                                           To                                                         inclose                                                         with                                                           a                                                           wall,                                                         or                                                         as                                                         with                                                           a                                                           wall.                                    

            2.                                           To                                                         defend                                                         by                                                           walls,                                                         or                                                         as                                                         if                                                         by                                                           walls;                                                         to                                                         fortify.                                    

            3.                                           To                                                         close                                                         or                                                         fill                                                         with                                                           a                                                           wall,                                                         as                                                           a                                                         doorway.
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