What is "over and over"

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.

adv. (context idiomatic English) repeatedly; again and again; many times.

adv. repeatedly; "the unknown word turned up over and over again in the text" [syn: again and again, over and over again, time and again, time and time again]

"Over and Over" is a song recorded by American rapper Nelly. It was released on September 12, 2004 as the second single from his fourth album Suit. It features country singer Tim McGraw. The song, which was written by Nelly, Jayson "KoKo" Bridges, James D. Hargrove, and Tim McGraw, peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100. Outside of the United States, the single topped the charts in Australia, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, and hit the top ten in Austria, Canada, Denmark, Germany, New Zealand, Romania and Switzerland.

"Over and Over" is a song by the Japanese J-pop group Every Little Thing, released as the group's eleventh single on January 27, 1999. It was used for the drama Border: Hanzaishinri Sōsa File.

Over and Over is the second album from American indie rock band The 88, released in 2005. The album includes the song "Hide Another Mistake", which has been featured on The O.C., Kyle XY and How I Met Your Mother, and the song "Not Enough", which has been featured on " Weeds".

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"Over and Over" was the first single from Hot Chip's second studio album The Warning. It was released twice in the UK in 2006 – first reaching number 32 in March and number 27 in October.

"Over and Over" is a song written by Robert James Byrd and recorded by him using the stage name Bobby Day. Day's version entered the Billboard Top 100 in 1958, the same week a version of the same song by Thurston Harris entered the chart. Day's version reached #41, and was the B-side to Rockin' Robin. Thurston Harris' version peaked at #96. In the song, the singer describes going to a party with misgivings of having a good time, until he sees a pretty girl. The singer attempts to ask her out, but she is waiting for her date to arrive. He vows to try "over and over".

Over and Over is the second studio album released by jazz vocalist Erin Bode. It was recorded over three days in mid-May 2005 and released on January 31, 2006 by the label Max Jazz. This album, more than her first, sees Bode being likened to fellow jazz vocalist Norah Jones.

This is the first album that contains songs almost exclusively penned by Bode and her collaborator, pianist Adam Maness. The three exceptions are two pop covers ( Paul Simon's " Graceland," Simply Red's "Holding Back the Years") and a jazz standard ("Alone Together").

Over and Over is a greatest hits album by Japanese electronica/ rock band Boom Boom Satellites. The album is itself a shorter version of their previous compilation 19972007, but exclusively released to the United States rather than to Japan, to coincide with their American tour, which includes a stop at New York Comic Con. The album was initially released digitally to the iTunes Store on September 14, 2010, and then physically on CD on October 19, 2010.