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over  


      adj  
1    accomplished, ancient history     (informal)   at an end, by, bygone, closed, completed, concluded, done (with), ended, finished, gone, past, settled, up     (informal)  
      adj  
      adv  
2    beyond, extra, in addition, in excess, left over, remaining, superfluous, surplus, unused  
      prep  
3    above, on, on top of, superior to, upon  
4    above, exceeding, in excess of, more than  
      adv  
5    above, aloft, on high, overhead  
6    over and above      added to, as well as, besides, in addition to, let alone, not to mention, on top of, plus  
7    over and over (again)      ad nauseam, again and again, frequently, often, repeatedly, time and again  


blow over     
be forgotten, cease, die down, disappear, end, finish, pass, pass away, subside, vanish  
bowl over  
1    amaze, astonish, astound, dumbfound, stagger, startle, stun, surprise, sweep off one's feet  
2    bring down, deck     (slang)   fell, floor, knock down, overthrow, overturn  
get over  
1    cross, ford, get across, pass, pass over, surmount, traverse  
2    come round, get better, mend, pull through, rally, recover from, revive, survive  
3    defeat, get the better of, master, overcome, shake off  
4    communicate, convey, get or put across, impart, make clear or understood  
going-over  
1    analysis, check, examination, inspection, investigation, perusal, recce     (slang)   review, scrutiny, study, survey  
2    beating, buffeting, doing     (informal)   drubbing, pasting     (slang)   thrashing, thumping, whipping  
3    castigation, chastisement, chiding, dressing-down     (informal)   lecture, rebuke, reprimand, row, scolding, talking-to     (informal)   tongue-lashing  
go over  
1    examine, inspect, rehearse, reiterate, review, revise, study, work over  
2    peruse, read, scan, skim  
hand over     
deliver, donate, fork out or up     (slang)   present, release, surrender, transfer, turn over, yield  
hang over     
be imminent, impend, loom, menace, threaten  
hold over     
adjourn, defer, delay, postpone, put off, suspend, take a rain check on     (U.S. & Canad. informal)   waive  
keel over     
black out     (informal)   capsize, collapse, faint, founder, overturn, pass out, swoon     (literary)   topple over, upset  
look over     
cast an eye over, check, check out     (informal)   examine, eyeball     (U.S. slang)   flick through, inspect, look through, monitor, peruse, scan, take a dekko at     (Brit. slang)   view, work over  
pass over     
discount, disregard, forget, ignore, not dwell on, omit, overlook, pass by, take no notice of  
run over  
1    hit, knock down, knock over, run down, strike  
2    brim over, overflow, spill, spill over  
3    check, examine, go over, go through, rehearse, reiterate, review, run through, survey  
see over     
inspect, look round, see round, tour  
take over     
assume control of, become leader of, come to power, gain control of, succeed to, take command of  
think over     
chew over     (informal)   consider, consider the pros and cons of, contemplate, give thought to, mull over, ponder, rack one's brains, reflect upon, turn over in one's mind, weigh up  
throw over     
abandon, break with, chuck     (informal)   desert, discard, drop     (informal)   finish with, forsake, jilt, leave, quit, split up with, walk out on     (informal)  
tide over     
aid, assist, bridge the gap, help, keep one going, keep one's head above water, keep the wolf from the door, see one through  
turn over  
1    capsize, flip over, keel over, overturn, reverse, tip over, upend, upset  
2    activate, crank, press the starter button, set going, set in motion, start up, switch on, switch on the ignition, warm up  
3    assign, commend, commit, deliver, give over, give up, hand over, pass on, render, surrender, transfer, yield  
4    consider, contemplate, deliberate, give thought to, mull over, ponder, reflect on, revolve, ruminate about, think about, think over, wonder about  
5    break up, dig, plough  
watch over     
defend, guard, keep safe, look after, preserve, protect, shelter, shield, stand guard over  
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put across      , over         
communicate, convey, explain, get across, get through, make clear, make oneself understood, spell out  


blow over     
be forgotten, cease, die down, disappear, end, finish, pass, pass away, subside, vanish  
bowl over  
1    amaze, astonish, astound, dumbfound, stagger, startle, stun, surprise, sweep off one's feet  
2    bring down, deck     (slang)   fell, floor, knock down, overthrow, overturn  
get over  
1    cross, ford, get across, pass, pass over, surmount, traverse  
2    come round, get better, mend, pull through, rally, recover from, revive, survive  
3    defeat, get the better of, master, overcome, shake off  
4    communicate, convey, get or put across, impart, make clear or understood  
going-over  
1    analysis, check, examination, inspection, investigation, perusal, recce     (slang)   review, scrutiny, study, survey  
2    beating, buffeting, doing     (informal)   drubbing, pasting     (slang)   thrashing, thumping, whipping  
3    castigation, chastisement, chiding, dressing-down     (informal)   lecture, rebuke, reprimand, row, scolding, talking-to     (informal)   tongue-lashing  
go over  
1    examine, inspect, rehearse, reiterate, review, revise, study, work over  
2    peruse, read, scan, skim  
hand over     
deliver, donate, fork out or up     (slang)   present, release, surrender, transfer, turn over, yield  
hang over     
be imminent, impend, loom, menace, threaten  
hold over     
adjourn, defer, delay, postpone, put off, suspend, take a rain check on     (U.S. & Canad. informal)   waive  
keel over     
black out     (informal)   capsize, collapse, faint, founder, overturn, pass out, swoon     (literary)   topple over, upset  
look over     
cast an eye over, check, check out            (informal)   examine, eyeball     (U.S. slang)   flick through, inspect, look through, monitor, peruse, scan, take a dekko at     (Brit. slang)   view, work over  
over  
      adj  
1    accomplished, ancient history     (informal)   at an end, by, bygone, closed, completed, concluded, done (with), ended, finished, gone, past, settled, up     (informal)  
      adj  
      adv  
2    beyond, extra, in addition, in excess, left over, remaining, superfluous, surplus, unused  
      prep  
3    above, on, on top of, superior to, upon  
4    above, exceeding, in excess of, more than  
      adv  
5    above, aloft, on high, overhead  
6    over and above      added to, as well as, besides, in addition to, let alone, not to mention, on top of, plus  
7    over and over (again)      ad nauseam, again and again, frequently, often, repeatedly, time and again  
pass over     
discount, disregard, forget, ignore, not dwell on, omit, overlook, pass by, take no notice of  
run over  
1    hit, knock down, knock over, run down, strike  
2    brim over, overflow, spill, spill over  
3    check, examine, go over, go through, rehearse, reiterate, review, run through, survey  
see over     
inspect, look round, see round, tour  
take over     
assume control of, become leader of, come to power, gain control of, succeed to, take command of  
think over     
chew over            (informal)   consider, consider the pros and cons of, contemplate, give thought to, mull over, ponder, rack one's brains, reflect upon, turn over in one's mind, weigh up  
throw over     
abandon, break with, chuck     (informal)   desert, discard, drop     (informal)   finish with, forsake, jilt, leave, quit, split up with, walk out on     (informal)  
tide over     
aid, assist, bridge the gap, help, keep one going, keep one's head above water, keep the wolf from the door, see one through  
turn over  
1    capsize, flip over, keel over, overturn, reverse, tip over, upend, upset  
2    activate, crank, press the starter button, set going, set in motion, start up, switch on, switch on the ignition, warm up  
3    assign, commend, commit, deliver, give over, give up, hand over, pass on, render, surrender, transfer, yield  
4    consider, contemplate, deliberate, give thought to, mull over, ponder, reflect on, revolve, ruminate about, think about, think over, wonder about  
5    break up, dig, plough  
watch over     
defend, guard, keep safe, look after, preserve, protect, shelter, shield, stand guard over  

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adj.
over-decorated, "bling-bling"
slang
n.
a leaky tap that tends to spray water over ones trousers whenever used.
n.
look at, look over, examine, evaluate
slang
exp.
informal term used to describe the flab in the abdominal area rolling over tight clothes
from the resemblance with a muffin whose top exceeds the margins of the paper it is baked in

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