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1 a: across a barrier or intervening space
; especially : across the goal line in football b: forward beyond an edge or brink and often down <wandered too near the cliff and fell over> c: across the brim <soup boiled over> d: so as to bring the underside up <turned his cards over> e: from a vertical to a prone or inclined position <knocked the lamp over> f: from one person or side to another <hand it over> g: across <got his point over> h: to one's home <invite some friends over> i: on the other side of an intervening space <the next town over> j: to agreement or concord <won them over>2 a
(1): beyond some quantity, limit, or norm often by a specified amount or to a specified degree <show ran a minute over>
(2): in an excessive manner : inordinately b: till a later time (as the next day) : overnight <stay over> <sleep over>3 a: above b: so as to cover the whole surface <windows boarded over>4—used on a two-way radio circuit to indicate that a message is complete and a reply is expected5 a: through <read it over>
; also : in an intensive or comprehensive manner b: once more : again <do it over>
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