over
noun
- 1
A set of six legal balls bowled.
- 2
Any surplus amount of money, goods delivered, etc.
verb
- 1
To go over, or jump over.
“He overed the fence in good style.”
- 2
To run about.
“The cattle have been overing all day because of the flies.”
adjective
- 1
Discontinued; ended or concluded.
“The show is over.”
adverb
- 1
Thoroughly; completely; from beginning to end.
“I'm going to look over our department's expenses.”
- 2
To an excessive degree; overly.
- 3
From an upright position to being horizontal.
“He bent over to touch his toes.”
- 4
Horizontally; left to right or right to left.
“I moved over to make room for him to sit down.”
- 5
From one position or state to another.
“Come over and play!”
- 6
Overnight (throughout the night).
“Can I sleep over?”
- 7
(usually with do) Again; another time; once more; over again.
“I lost my paper and I had to do the entire assignment over.”
- 8
(procedure word) a procedure word meaning that a station is finished transmitting and is expecting a response.
“Bravo Six Four, this is Bravo Six Actual. Send your traffic, over.”
preposition
- 1
Physical positioning.
- 2
By comparison.
- 3
Indicating relative status, authority, or power
“The owner's son lorded over the experienced managers.”
- 4
Divided by.
“four over two equals two over one”
- 5
Separates the three of a kind from the pair in a full house.
“9♦9♠9♣6♥6♠ = nines over sixes”
- 6
Finished with; done with; from one state to another via a hindrance that must be solved or defeated; or via a third state that represents a significant difference from the first two.
“He is finally over his [distress over the loss of the relationship with his] ex-girlfriend.”
- 7
While using, especially while consuming.
- 8
Concerning or regarding.
“The two boys had a fight over whose girlfriend was the best.”
- 9
Above, implying superiority after a contest; in spite of; notwithstanding.
“It was a fine victory over their opponents.”
interjection
- 1
In radio communications: end of sentence, ready to receive reply.
“How do you receive? Over!”
noun
- 1
A shore, riverbank.
“The sea's over.”
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