Over

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Over \O"ver\, a.
     1. Upper; covering; higher; superior; -- chiefly used in
        composition; as, overshoes, overcoat, over-garment,
        overlord.
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     2. Excessive; too much or too great; -- chiefly used in
        composition; as, overwork, overhaste, overreaction.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Over \O"ver\, adv.
     1. From one side to another; from side to side; across;
        crosswise; as, a board, or a tree, a foot over, i. e., a
        foot in diameter.
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     2. From one person or place to another regarded as on the
        opposite side of a space or barrier; -- used with verbs of
        motion; as, to sail over to England; to hand over the
        money; to go over to the enemy. "We will pass over to
        Gibeah." --Judges xix. 12. Also, with verbs of being: At,
        or on, the opposite side; as, the boat is over.
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     3. From beginning to end; throughout the course, extent, or
        expanse of anything; as, to look over accounts, or a stock
        of goods; a dress covered over with jewels.
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     4. From inside to outside, above or across the brim.
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              Good measure, pressed down . . . and running over.
                                                    --Luke vi. 38.
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     5. Beyond a limit; hence, in excessive degree or quantity;
        superfluously; with repetition; as, to do the whole work
        over. "So over violent." --Dryden.
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              He that gathered much had nothing over. --Ex. xvi.
                                                    18.
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     6. In a manner to bring the under side to or towards the top;
        as, to turn (one's self) over; to roll a stone over; to
        turn over the leaves; to tip over a cart.
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     7. Completed; at an end; beyond the limit of continuance;
        finished; as, when will the play be over?. "Their distress
        was over." --Macaulay. "The feast was over." --Sir W.
        Scott.
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     Note: Over, out, off, and similar adverbs, are often used in
           the predicate with the sense and force of adjectives,
           agreeing in this respect with the adverbs of place,
           here, there, everywhere, nowhere; as, the games were
           over; the play is over; the master was out; his hat is
           off.
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     Note: Over is much used in composition, with the same
           significations that it has as a separate word; as in
           overcast, overflow, to cast or flow so as to spread
           over or cover; overhang, to hang above; overturn, to
           turn so as to bring the underside towards the top;
           overact, overreach, to act or reach beyond, implying
           excess or superiority.
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     {All over}.
        (a) Over the whole; upon all parts; completely; as, he is
            spatterd with mud all over.
        (b) Wholly over; at an end; as, it is all over with him.
            
  
     {Over again}, once more; with repetition; afresh; anew.
        --Dryden.
  
     {Over against}, opposite; in front. --Addison.
  
     {Over and above}, in a manner, or degree, beyond what is
        supposed, defined, or usual; besides; in addition; as, not
        over and above well. "He . . . gained, over and above, the
        good will of all people." --L' Estrange.
  
     {Over and over}, repeatedly; again and again.
  
     {To boil over}. See under {Boil}, v. i.
  
     {To come it over}, {To do over}, {To give over}, etc. See
        under {Come}, {Do}, {Give}, etc.
  
     {To throw over}, to abandon; to betray. Cf. {To throw
        overboard}, under {Overboard}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  over \o"ver\, adv.
     Excessively; too much or too greatly; -- chiefly used in
     composition; as, overwork, overhasty, overeager, overanxious,
     overreact, overcook.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Over \O"ver\, n. (Cricket)
     A certain number of balls (usually four) delivered
     successively from behind one wicket, after which the ball is
     bowled from behind the other wicket as many times, the
     fielders changing places.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Over \O"ver\ ([=o]"v[~e]r), prep. [AS. ofer; akin to D. over, G.
     ["u]ber, OHG. ubir, ubar, Dan. over, Sw. ["o]fver, Icel.
     yfir, Goth. ufar, L. super, Gr. "ype`r, Skr. upari.
     [root]199. Cf. {Above}, {Eaves}, {Hyper-}, {Orlop}, {Super-},
     {Sovereign}, {Up}.]
     1. Above, or higher than, in place or position, with the idea
        of covering; -- opposed to {under}; as, clouds are over
        our heads; the smoke rises over the city.
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              The mercy seat that is over the testimony. --Ex.
                                                    xxx. 6.
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              Over them gleamed far off the crimson banners of
              morning.                              --Longfellow.
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     2. Across; from side to side of; -- implying a passing or
        moving, either above the substance or thing, or on the
        surface of it; as, a dog leaps over a stream or a table.
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              Certain lakes . . . poison birds which fly over
              them.                                 --Bacon.
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     3. Upon the surface of, or the whole surface of; hither and
        thither upon; throughout the whole extent of; as, to
        wander over the earth; to walk over a field, or over a
        city.
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     4. Above; -- implying superiority in excellence, dignity,
        condition, or value; as, the advantages which the
        Christian world has over the heathen. --Swift.
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     5. Above in authority or station; -- implying government,
        direction, care, attention, guard, responsibility, etc.;
        -- opposed to {under}.
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              Thou shalt be over my house.          --Gen. xli.
                                                    40.
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              I will make thee rules over many things. --Matt.
                                                    xxv. 23.
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              Dost thou not watch over my sin ?     --Job xiv. 16.
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              His tender mercies are over all his works. --Ps.
                                                    cxlv. 9.
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     6. Across or during the time of; from beginning to end of;
        as, to keep anything over night; to keep corn over winter.
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     7. Above the perpendicular height or length of, with an idea
        of measurement; as, the water, or the depth of water, was
        over his head, over his shoes.
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     8. Beyond; in excess of; in addition to; more than; as, it
        cost over five dollars. "Over all this." --Chaucer.
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     9. Above, implying superiority after a contest; in spite of;
        notwithstanding; as, he triumphed over difficulties; the
        bill was passed over the veto.
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     Note: Over, in poetry, is often contracted into o'er.
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     Note: Over his signature (or name) is a substitute for the
           idiomatic English form, under his signature (name, hand
           and seal, etc.), the reference in the latter form being
           to the authority under which the writing is made,
           executed, or published, and not the place of the
           autograph, etc.
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     {Over all} (Her.), placed over or upon other bearings, and
        therefore hinding them in part; -- said of a charge.
  
     {Over one's head}, {Over head and ears}, beyond one's depth;
        completely; wholly; hopelessly; as, over head and ears in
        debt.
  
     {head over heels}
        (a) completely; intensely; as, head over heels in love.
            [Colloq.]
        (b) in a tumbling manner; as, to fall head over heels down
            the stairs.
        (c) precipitously and without forethought; impulsively.
  
     {Over the left}. See under {Left}.
  
     {To run over} (Mach.), to have rotation in such direction
        that the crank pin traverses the upper, or front, half of
        its path in the forward, or outward, stroke; -- said of a
        crank which drives, or is driven by, a reciprocating
        piece.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  over
       adj : having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting
             was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished";
             "the abruptly terminated interview" [syn: {complete}, {concluded},
              {ended}, {over(p)}, {all over}, {terminated}]
       n : (cricket) the period during which a given number of balls (6
           in England but 8 in Australia) are bowled at the batsman
           by one player from the other team from the same end of
           the pitch
       adv 1: at or to a point across intervening space etc.; "come over
              and see us some time"; "over there"
       2: throughout an area; "he is known the world over"
       3: in such a manner as to be understood and accepted; "she
          cannot get her ideas across" [syn: {across}]
       4: throughout a period of time; "stay over the weekend" [syn: {o'er}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  256 Moby Thesaurus words for "over":
     SOL, a cut above, above, above and beyond, abovestairs, across,
     additionally, afresh, again, ago, ahead, airward, all about,
     all bets off, all included, all off, all over, all through, all up,
     aloft, aloof, also, altogether, among other things, and all,
     and also, and so, anew, antiquated, antique, around, as a bonus,
     as well, ascendant, at about, at an end, athwart, au reste, away,
     backwards, beside, besides, better, beyond, bis, blown over,
     bottom side up, bottom up, by, by way of, bygone, bypast, canceled,
     capping, chosen, closed, complete, concluded, contrarily,
     contrariwise, conversely, da capo, dated, de novo, dead,
     dead and buried, deceased, decided, defunct, deleted, departed,
     distinguished, ditto, done, done for, done with, down, durante,
     during, eclipsing, elapsed, else, eminent, en plus, encore, ended,
     exceeding, excellent, excelling, excessively, exorbitantly,
     expired, expunged, exterior, external, extinct, extra, extremely,
     farther, finer, fini, finished, for, for lagniappe, forgotten,
     from the beginning, further, furthermore, gone, gone glimmering,
     gone-by, greater, has-been, head over heels, heels over head, high,
     high up, higher, highest, hurdle, immensely, immoderately,
     in addition, in ascendancy, in excess of, in the air,
     in the ascendant, in the clouds, inordinately, intemperately,
     inter alia, into the bargain, inversely, irrecoverable, item,
     kaput, lapsed, leap, left, leftover, likewise, major, marked, more,
     moreover, negotiate, net, no more, obsolete, odd, of choice, off,
     on, on high, on stilts, on the peak, on the side, on tiptoe,
     on top of, once again, once more, one up on, onto, outrageously,
     outside, outstanding, outward, over again, over and above,
     overfull, overhead, overleap, overly, overlying, overmuch,
     overplus, overweeningly, passe, passed, passed away, passing by,
     passing through, past, pending, perfected, plus, rare, remaining,
     remanent, rivaling, round, round about, run out, set at rest,
     settled, shot, similarly, skyward, spare, straight up, super,
     superfluous, superincumbent, superior, supernumerary, surmount,
     surpassing, surplus, surviving, terminated, then, therewith,
     through, through with, throughout, tiptoe, to, to boot, to spare,
     to the zenith, too, too much, too-too, topping, topsy-turvy,
     transcendent, transcendental, transcending, transversely,
     turned around, twice over, two times, unconscionably, unconsumed,
     unduly, unreasonably, unused, up, upmost, upon, upper, uppermost,
     upside down, upstairs, upward, upwards, upwards of, vanished,
     vault, via, vice versa, washed up, wiped out, wound up, yet,
     zapped