free-for-all vs walkover

free-for-all

noun
  • Deathmatch, sometimes specifically one in which every player is pitted against all the others. 

  • Chaos; a chaotic situation lacking rules or control. 

adj
  • Open to anyone and with no or few rules. 

walkover

noun
  • A bye or victory awarded to a competitor when a scheduled opponent fails to play a game. 

  • An easy victory; a walkaway. 

  • Someone easy to defeat. 

  • An ecological survey carried out by walking across and examining a piece of land. 

  • Someone who does not stand up for themself when mistreated; a doormat 

  • A horse race with only one entrant. 

  • A backbend combined with a handstand. 

  • A type of railroad passenger car seat, having reversible seat backs that can be moved across the seat to face either direction of travel 

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