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OVER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("over" is a kind of...):
division; part; section (one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole)
Domain category:
cricket (a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "over"):
maiden; maiden over ((cricket) an over in which no runs are scored)
Holonyms ("over" is a part of...):
period of play; play; playing period ((in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having come or been brought to a conclusion
Example:
the abruptly terminated interview
Synonyms:
all over; complete; concluded; ended; over; terminated
Classified under:
Similar:
finished (ended or brought to an end)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb over
IV. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Over the entire area
Example:
everything was dusted over with a fine layer of soot
Synonyms:
all over; over
Classified under:
Sense 2
Meaning:
Throughout a period of time
Example:
stay over the weekend
Synonyms:
o'er; over
Classified under:
Sense 3
Meaning:
At or to a point across intervening space etc.
Example:
over there
Classified under:
Adverbs
Sense 4
Meaning:
Throughout an area
Example:
he is known the world over
Classified under:
Adverbs
Sense 5
Meaning:
Beyond the top or upper surface or edge; forward from an upright position
Example:
a roof that hangs over
Classified under:
Adverbs
Context examples:
Toy: 9-12 inches (23-30 cm) 6-10 pounds (2.4-4.5 kg) Miniature: over 12 (30 cm) up to 15 inches (38 cm) 10-20 pounds (4.5-9 kg) Standard: over 15 inches (38 cm) up to 19 inches (48 cm) 18-35 pounds (8-16 kg.)
(American Eskimo Dog, NCI Thesaurus)
A subjective answer indicating a strong preference for word explanations over number explanations.
(Always Prefer Words, NCI Thesaurus)
A dose administration rate unit equal to the rate at which one thousandth of a gram of a product is delivered or administered over the time period of one week.
(Milligram per Week, NCI Thesaurus)
The brightest glow was instantly spread over Isabella's features, all care and anxiety seemed removed, her spirits became almost too high for control, and she called herself without scruple the happiest of mortals.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
Thus far I have gone, tracing a secure way over the pathless seas, the very stars themselves being witnesses and testimonies of my triumph.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
Malignant breast carcinoma epithelial cells exhibit over expression of MLN51.
(MLN51 Protein, NCI Thesaurus)
A subjective answer indicating a strong preference for number explanations over word explanations.
(Always Prefer Numbers or Percentages, NCI Thesaurus)
I remember but little of the journey; I only know that the day seemed to me of a preternatural length, and that we appeared to travel over hundreds of miles of road.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
The period of time over which the event or activity actually occurs.
(Actual Duration, NCI Thesaurus)
Symptoms include: • Weight loss • Muscle weakness • Fatigue that gets worse over time • Low blood pressure • Patchy or dark skin
(Addison Disease, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
