ALL meanings of all-over
all-o·ver
A a - adjective all-over thorough, complete 1
- adjective all-over tan, massage: over whole body 1
- adjective all-over upper; higher up. 1
- adjective all-over higher in authority, station, etc. 1
- adjective all-over serving, or intended to serve, as an outer covering; outer. 1
- adjective all-over remaining or additional, surplus; extra. 1
- adjective all-over too great; excessive (usually used in combination): Insufficient tact and overaggressiveness are two of his problems. 1
- adjective all-over ended; done; past: when the war was over. 1
- noun all-over an amount in excess or addition; extra. 1
- noun all-over Military. a shot that strikes or bursts beyond the target. 1
- noun all-over Cricket. the number of balls, usually six, delivered between successive changes of bowlers. the part of the game played between such changes. 1
- adverb all-over beyond the top or upper surface or edge of something: a roof that hangs over. 1
- adverb all-over so as to cover the surface, or affect the whole surface: The furniture was covered over with dust. 1
- adverb all-over through a region, area, etc.: He was known the world over. 1
- adverb all-over at some distance, as in a direction indicated: They live over by the hill. 1
- adverb all-over from side to side; across; to the other side: to sail over. 1
- adverb all-over across an intervening space: Toss the ball over, will you? 1
- adverb all-over across or beyond the edge or rim: The soup boiled over. The bathtub ran over. 1
- adverb all-over from beginning to end; throughout: to read a paper over; Think it over. 1
- adverb all-over from one person, party, etc., to another: Hand the money over. He made the property over to his brother. 1
- adverb all-over on the other side, as of a sea, a river, or any space: over in Japan. 1
- adverb all-over so as to displace from an upright position: to knock over a glass of milk. 1
- adverb all-over so as to put in the reversed position: She turned the bottle over. The dog rolled over. 1
- adverb all-over once more; again: Do the work over. 1
- noun all-over Expressions like all the farther and all the higher occur chiefly in informal speech: This is all the farther the bus goes. That's all the higher she can jump. Elsewhere as far as and as high as are generally used: This is as far as the bus goes. That's as high as she can jump. Although some object to the inclusion of of in such phrases as all of the students and all of the contracts and prefer to omit it, the construction is entirely standard. See also already, alright, altogether. 1
- adverb all-over in repetition or succession: twenty times over. 1
- adverb all-over in excess or addition: to pay the full sum and something over. 1
- adverb all-over in excess of or beyond a certain amount: Five goes into seven once, with two over. 1
- adverb all-over throughout or beyond a period of time: to stay over till Monday. 1
- adverb all-over to one's residence, office, or the like: Why don't you come over for lunch? 1
- adverb all-over so as to reach a place across an intervening space, body of water, etc.: Her ancestors came over on the Mayflower. 1
- idioms all-over all over, over the entire surface of; everywhere: material printed all over with a floral design. thoroughly; entirely. finished: The war was all over and the soldiers came home. 1
- idioms all-over all over with, ended; finished: It seemed miraculous that the feud was all over with. 1
- idioms all-over over again, in repetition; once more: The director had the choir sing one passage over again. 1
- idioms all-over over against. against (def 13). 1
- idioms all-over over and above, in addition to; besides: a profit over and above what they had anticipated. 1
- idioms all-over over and over, several times; repeatedly: They played the same record over and over. 1
- idioms all-over over the hill. hill (def 11). 1
- idioms all-over over there, Informal. (in the U.S. during and after World War I) in or to Europe: Many of the boys who went over there never came back. 1
- idioms all-over over with, finished or done: Let's get this thing over with, so that we don't have to worry about it any more. 1
- preposition all-over above in place or position: the roof over one's head. 1
- preposition all-over above and to the other side of: to leap over a wall. 1
- preposition all-over above in authority, rank, power, etc., so as to govern, control, or have jurisdiction regarding: There is no one over her in the department now. 1
- preposition all-over so as to rest on or cover; on or upon: Throw a sheet over the bed. 1
- preposition all-over on or upon, so as to cause an apparent change in one's mood, attitude, etc.: I can't imagine what has come over her. 1
- preposition all-over on or on top of: to hit someone over the head. 1
- preposition all-over here and there on or in; about: at various places over the country. 1
- preposition all-over through all parts of; all through: to roam over the estate; to show someone over the house. 1
- preposition all-over to and fro on or in; across; throughout: to travel all over Europe. 1
- preposition all-over from one side to the other of; to the other side of; across: to go over a bridge. 1