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over

/ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)/ /ˈoʊ.vɚ/

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noun

A set of six legal balls bowled.

Examples :

"The bowling team scored a lot of points with their final over. "

sport essential

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noun

Any surplus amount of money, goods delivered, etc.

Examples :

"The bakery had a large over of bread, so they donated some to the local food bank. "

amount business economy finance essential

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verb

To go over, or jump over.

Examples :

"He overed the fence in good style."

action way essential

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verb

Examples :

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

action essential

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adjective

Discontinued; ended or concluded.

Examples :

"The show is over."

time event past achievement essential

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adverb

Thoroughly; completely; from beginning to end.

Examples :

"The teacher explained the lesson over, answering all the students' questions. "

action way essential

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adverb

To an excessive degree; overly.

Examples :

"My brother is over-enthusiastic about his school project; he talks about it too much. "

amount degree essential

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adverb

From an upright position to being horizontal.

Examples :

"He bent over to touch his toes."

position direction essential

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adverb

Horizontally; left to right or right to left.

Examples :

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

direction position essential

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adverb

From one position or state to another.

Examples :

"Come over and play!"

position state direction essential

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adverb

Overnight (throughout the night).

Examples :

"Can I sleep over?"

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adverb

(usually with do) Again; another time; once more; over again.

Examples :

"I lost my paper and I had to do the entire assignment over."

time frequency action essential

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adverb

(procedure word) a procedure word meaning that a station is finished transmitting and is expecting a response.

Examples :

"Bravo Six Four, this is Bravo Six Actual. Send your traffic, over."

communication military technical word essential

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preposition

Physical positioning.

Examples :

"The cat jumped over the fence. "

position place direction essential

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preposition

Examples :

"My brother is taller over my sister. "

attitude value essential

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preposition

Indicating relative status, authority, or power

Examples :

"My older brother is over me in the family; he makes all the decisions. "

politics government position organization state military essential

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preposition

Examples :

"four over two equals two over one"

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preposition

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

Examples :

"9♦9♠9♣6♥6♠ = nines over sixes"

game number essential

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preposition

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.

Examples :

"He is finally over his [distress over the loss of the relationship with his] ex-girlfriend."

position direction time condition state essential

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preposition

While using, especially while consuming.

Examples :

"During the party, everyone ate and drank over the delicious food and drinks. "

food drink essential

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preposition

Concerning or regarding.

Examples :

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

language grammar essential

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preposition

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

Examples :

"It was a fine victory over their opponents."

position achievement attitude value essential

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interjection

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

Examples :

"How do you receive? Over!"

communication signal technical military essential

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noun

A shore, riverbank.

Examples :

"The children played happily on the river over. "

geography place nature environment essential