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Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

   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.

   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.

   4. From inside to outside, above or across the brim.

            Good measure, pressed down . . . and running over.
                                                  --Luke vi. 38.

   5. Beyond a limit; hence, in excessive degree or quantity;
      superfluously; with repetition; as, to do the whole work
      over. ``So over violent.'' --Dryden.

            He that gathered much had nothing over. --Ex. xvi.
                                                  18.

   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.

   7. At an end; beyond the limit of continuance; completed;
      finished. ``Their distress was over.'' --Macaulay. ``The
      feast was over.'' --Sir W. Scott.

   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.

   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.

   {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}.



   Note: In the ancient phrases, all too dear, all too much, all
         so long, etc., this word retains its appropriate sense
         or becomes intensive.

   2. Even; just. (Often a mere intensive adjunct.) [Obs. or
      Poet.]

            All as his straying flock he fed.     --Spenser.

            A damsel lay deploring All on a rock reclined.
                                                  --Gay.

   {All to}, or {All-to}. In such phrases as ``all to rent,''
      ``all to break,'' ``all-to frozen,'' etc., which are of
      frequent occurrence in our old authors, the all and the to
      have commonly been regarded as forming a compound adverb,
      equivalent in meaning to entirely, completely, altogether.
      But the sense of entireness lies wholly in the word all
      (as it does in ``all forlorn,'' and similar expressions),
      and the to properly belongs to the following word, being a
      kind of intensive prefix (orig. meaning asunder and
      answering to the LG. ter-, HG. zer-). It is frequently to
      be met with in old books, used without the all. Thus
      Wyclif says, ``The vail of the temple was to rent:'' and
      of Judas, ``He was hanged and to-burst the middle:'' i.
      e., burst in two, or asunder.

   {All along}. See under {Along}.

   {All and some}, individually and collectively, one and all.
      [Obs.] ``Displeased all and some.'' --Fairfax.

   {All but}.
      (a) Scarcely; not even. [Obs.] --Shak.
      (b) Almost; nearly. ``The fine arts were all but
          proscribed.'' --Macaulay.

   {All hollow}, entirely, completely; as, to beat any one all
      hollow. [Low]

   {All one}, the same thing in effect; that is, wholly the same
      thing.

   {All over}, over the whole extent; thoroughly; wholly; as,
      she is her mother all over. [Colloq.]

   {All the better}, wholly the better; that is, better by the
      whole difference.

   {All the same}, nevertheless. ``There they [certain
      phenomena] remain rooted all the same, whether we
      recognize them or not.'' --J. C. Shairp. ``But Rugby is a
      very nice place all the same.'' --T. Arnold. -- See also
      under {All}, n.

Source : WordNet®

all 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)}, {terminated}]
     adv 1: over the entire area; "the wallpaper was covered all over
            with flowers"; "felt tired all over"
     2: to or in any or all places; "You find fast food stores
        everywhere"; "people everywhere are becoming aware of the
        problem"; "he carried a gun everywhere he went"; "looked
        all over for a suitable gift"; (`everyplace' is used
        informally for `everywhere') [syn: {everywhere}, {everyplace}]
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