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over /ōˈvər/ preposition- Above in place, rank, power, authority, contention, preference, value, quantity, number, etc
- In excess of
- Above and from one side of to the other
- Down from or beyond the edge of
- From side to side or end to end of
- Along
- Throughout the extent of
- During
- Until after
- Across
- On or to the other side of
- On, onto, about, or across the surface of
- In discussion, contemplation, study of or occupation with
- Concerning
- On account of
- Recovered from the effects of
- In a sunk, submerged, or buried state beyond the level of, as in over head and ears
adverb- On the top
- Above
- Across
- To or on the other side
- From one person, party, condition, etc, to another
- Into a sleep
- Outwards so as to overhang or to fall from
- Down, away from an upright position
- Through, from beginning to end, esp in a cursory or exploratory way
- Throughout
- Into a reversed position
- Across the margin
- Again, in repetition
- Too much
- In excess
- Left remaining
- At an end
interjection (radio)Indicating that the speaker now expects a reply adjective- (usu as pfx) upper or superior
- Surplus
- Excessive
noun- A series of (usu six) balls after which play changes from one end to the other (cricket)
- Anything that is over
- A surplus copy, etc
- An excess, overplus
transitive verb To go, leap or vault over —Also, only as adv and prep o'er (now usu poetic), ore (obs), o're (obs), all pronounced /ōr or ör/, and in Scots ower, owre or o'er, pronounced /owr or ōr/ ORIGIN: OE ofer; Ger über, L super, Gr hyper; cf up overage /ōˈvə-rij/ noun Surplus, excess (see also over-age under over-) oˈverly adverb (informal, orig US) - Excessively, too
- Casually (Scot)
- Superciliously (obsolete)
adjective- Casual (Scot)
- Supercilious, superior (obsolete)
oˈver-and-unˈder noun A double-barrelled gun having the barrels one on top of the other rather than side by side (also under-and-oˈver) overbyˈ adverb A little way over, esp in Scots forms owerby, o'erby /owr-bīˈ/ over rate noun (cricket) The rate at which overs are bowled over-the-counˈter adjective - (of securities, etc) not listed on or traded through a stock exchange, but traded directly between buyers and sellers
- (of drugs, etc) able to be bought or sold without prescription or licence
over-the-topˈ adjective Excessive, extreme, too much all over - At an end
- Everywhere
- At his, her or its most characteristic (informal)
- Covered with, besmeared or bespattered with (informal)
all over again Again from the beginning, anew be all over (someone) To make a fuss of, fawn on (someone) over again All over again over against Opposite over and above - In addition to
- Besides
over and out (radio) An expression used to announce the end of one's transmission over and over (again) - Many times
- Repeatedly
over head and ears Completely submerged over seas To foreign lands over the hill see under hill over the moon see under moon over to you! Used to transfer the initiative in speaking, etc, to another person put one over on (informal) - To gain an advantage over someone
- To deceive someone
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