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Noun: walkaway  'wo-ku,wey
  1. An easy victory
    "The championship match turned out to be a walkaway for the defending champion";
    - runaway, blowout [N. Amer, informal], romp [informal], laugher, shoo-in [informal]
Verb: walk away
  1. Leave by walking
    "The actor walked away before he got his cue";
    - walk off
     
  2. Leave a situation, especially one that is difficult or unpleasant
    "He walked away from the failing business"
     
  3. Emerge unharmed from a dangerous or difficult situation
    "Amazingly, she walked away from the crash without a scratch"
     
  4. Abandon or withdraw from a commitment, deal, or relationship
    "They walked away from the negotiations when terms became unfavourable"

Derived forms: walked away, walkaways, walking away, walks away

Type of: go away, go forth, leave, off [informal], triumph, victory

Encyclopedia: Walkaway, Western Australia

Walk away