- cakewalk⇄cakewalk, noun, verb.
- cakewalk⇄noun cakewalker.
- cakewalk⇄noun 1. a dance with prancing high steps that developed from an earlier march or promenade for couples. Dancers used to compete to see who could do the best or most original steps. The winner got a cake.
Ex. ... summoning up memories of the cakewal - cakewalk⇄v.i. to do a cakewalk.
Ex. (Figurative.) He cakewalked to a five-game lead in the first set (New York Times).