over

/ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)//ˈoʊ.vɚ/

noun

  1. 1

    A set of six legal balls bowled.

  2. 2

    Any surplus amount of money, goods delivered, etc.

verb

  1. 1

    To go over, or jump over.

    He overed the fence in good style.
  2. 2

    To run about.

    The cattle have been overing all day because of the flies.

adjective

  1. 1

    Discontinued; ended or concluded.

    The show is over.

adverb

  1. 1

    Thoroughly; completely; from beginning to end.

    I'm going to look over our department's expenses.
  2. 2

    To an excessive degree; overly.

  3. 3

    From an upright position to being horizontal.

    He bent over to touch his toes.
  4. 4

    Horizontally; left to right or right to left.

    I moved over to make room for him to sit down.
  5. 5

    From one position or state to another.

    Come over and play!
  6. 6

    Overnight (throughout the night).

    Can I sleep over?
  7. 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. 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. 1

    Physical positioning.

  2. 2

    By comparison.

  3. 3

    Indicating relative status, authority, or power

    The owner's son lorded over the experienced managers.
  4. 4

    Divided by.

    four over two equals two over one
  5. 5

    Separates the three of a kind from the pair in a full house.

    9♦9♠9♣6♥6♠ = nines over sixes
  6. 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. 7

    While using, especially while consuming.

  8. 8

    Concerning or regarding.

    The two boys had a fight over whose girlfriend was the best.
  9. 9

    Above, implying superiority after a contest; in spite of; notwithstanding.

    It was a fine victory over their opponents.

interjection

  1. 1

    In radio communications: end of sentence, ready to receive reply.

    How do you receive? Over!

noun

  1. 1

    A shore, riverbank.

    The sea's over.

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