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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. 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. 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.

    1. Over the whole; upon all parts; completely; as, he is spatterd with mud all over.

    2. 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.

All over

All \All\, adv.

  1. Wholly; completely; altogether; entirely; quite; very; as, all bedewed; my friend is all for amusement. ``And cheeks all pale.''
    --Byron.

    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.

    1. Scarcely; not even. [Obs.]
      --Shak.

    2. 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.

Wiktionary
all over

adv. 1 (context idiomatic English) Over an entire extent. 2 (context idiomatic English) Everywhere. 3 (context idiomatic English) In every way; thoroughly. alt. 1 (context idiomatic English) Over an entire extent. 2 (context idiomatic English) Everywhere. 3 (context idiomatic English) In every way; thoroughly. prep. (context idiomatic English) everywhere; covering completely.

WordNet
all over
  1. 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]

  2. adv. over the entire area; "the wallpaper was covered all over with flowers"; "felt tired all over"

  3. 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]

Wikipedia
All Over (song)

"All Over" was the debut single by So Solid Crew member, Lisa Maffia. It was released on 21 April 2003. In the United Kingdom, it spent three weeks in the top ten of the UK Singles Chart reaching number 2, with a total of 11 weeks in the charts. It was also the 64th best selling single of 2003

All Over

All Over is a play written by Edward Albee.

Usage examples of "all over".

Even then, among the debris with smuts all over his face, he still retained his poise.

Apart from running miles all over the place, we had long periods of PT down on the rain-swept prom with the wind cutting in from the sea on I ALL THYNGS WISE AND WONDERFUL133 our goose-pimpled limbs.

People paid good money to see dogs just like him in cinemas all over the world.

They were being pushed around all over the place, getting briefed and kitted out for their posting and it was a hectic time for the whole flight-except me.

While you were treating them it would have spread to neighbouring farms, then all over the country.

Foreigners came from all over the world to buy them and I could have been the cause of their annihilation.

And like as not he would have taken a few store pigs to the auction mart this week, sending the deadly contagion all over ALL THINGS WISE AND WONDERFUL405 Yorkshire and beyond.

No, he would wreak destruction all over the industrialized world, or perhaps sell some of it himself.

Someone turned too abruptly, and a glass of red wine sloshed all over her white gown.

Bright emergency lights flashed on all over the estate, lighting up the area like a football field.

The rearview mirror was nothing but a shattered metal frame, the mirror blasted into tiny pieces all over them.

Niema was trying to brace herself against the dash, the door, anything to keep from being slung all over the car.

Your buddy yonder might be willin to haul your ass all over Mexico but I damn sure aint.

He put his hand out to see what it would touch and felt pain all over him like something that had been crouching there in the silence waiting for him to stir.

He said that he had traveled all over the world when he was young and that he had studied opera in Milan and in Buenos Aires and as they rolled through the countryside he sang arias and gestured with great vigor.