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  [awl]
Use all over in a Sentence
–adjective
1. the whole of (used in referring to quantity, extent, or duration): all the cake; all the way; all year.
2. the whole number of (used in referring to individuals or particulars, taken collectively): all students.
3. the greatest possible (used in referring to quality or degree): with all due respect; with all speed.
4. every: all kinds; all sorts.
5. any; any whatever: beyond all doubt.
6. nothing but; only: The coat is all wool.
7. dominated by or as if by the conspicuous possession or use of a particular feature: The colt was all legs. They were all ears, listening attentively to everything she said.
8. Chiefly Pennsylvania German. all gone; consumed; finished: The pie is all.
–pronoun
9. the whole quantity or amount: He ate all of the peanuts. All are gone.
10. the whole number; every one: all of us.
11. everything: Is that all you want to say? All is lost.
–noun
12. one's whole interest, energy, or property: to give one's all; to lose one's all.
13. (often initial capital letter) the entire universe.
–adverb
14. wholly; entirely; completely: all alone.
15. only; exclusively: He spent his income all on pleasure.
16. each; apiece: The score was one all.
17. Archaic. even; just.
—Idioms
18. above all, before everything else; chiefly: Above all, the little girl wanted a piano.
19. after all, in spite of the circumstances; notwithstanding: He came in time after all.
20. all at once. once (def. 14).
21. all but, almost; very nearly: These batteries are all but dead.
22. all in, Northern and Western U.S. very tired; exhausted: We were all in at the end of the day.
23. all in all,
a. everything considered; in general: All in all, her health is greatly improved.
b. altogether: There were twelve absentees all in all.
c. everything; everything regarded as important: Painting became his all in all.
24. all in hand, Printing, Journalism. (of the copy for typesetting a particular article, book, issue, etc.) in the possession of the compositor.
25. all in the wind, Nautical. too close to the wind.
26. all out, with all available means or effort: We went all out to win the war.
27. all over,
a. finished; done; ended.
b. everywhere; in every part.
c. in every respect; typically.
28. all standing, Nautical.
a. in such a way and so suddenly that sails or engines are still set to propel a vessel forward: The ship ran aground all standing.
b. fully clothed: The crew turned in all standing.
c. fully equipped, as a vessel.
29. all that, remarkably; entirely; decidedly (used in negative constructions): It's not all that different from your other house.
30. all the better, more advantageous; so much the better: If the sun shines it will be all the better for our trip.
31. all there, Informal. mentally competent; not insane or feeble-minded: Some of his farfetched ideas made us suspect that he wasn't all there.
32. all the same. same (def. 9).
33. all told. told (def. 2).
34. all up,
a. Printing, Journalism. (of copy) completely set in type.
b. Informal. with no vestige of hope remaining: It's all up with George—they've caught him.
35. and all, together with every other associated or connected attribute, object, or circumstance: What with the snow and all, we may be a little late.
36. at all,
a. in the slightest degree: I wasn't surprised at all.
b. for any reason: Why bother at all?
c. in any way: no offense at all.
37. for all (that), in spite of; notwithstanding: For all that, it was a good year.
38. in all, all included; all together: a hundred guests in all.
39. once and for all, for the last time; finally: The case was settled once and for all when the appeal was denied.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME al, pl. alle; OE eal(l); c. Goth alls, ON allr, OFris, D, MLG al, OS, OHG al(l) (G all); if < *ol-no-, equiv. to Welsh oll and akin to OIr uile < *ol-io-; cf. almighty

Synonyms:
2. every one of, each of. 14. totally, utterly, fully.

Usage note:
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.
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o⋅ver

  [oh-ver]
–preposition
1. above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
2. above and to the other side of: to leap over a wall.
3. 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.
4. so as to rest on or cover; on or upon: Throw a sheet over the bed.
5. 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.
6. on or on top of: to hit someone over the head.
7. here and there on or in; about: at various places over the country.
8. through all parts of; all through: to roam over the estate; to show someone over the house.
9. to and fro on or in; across; throughout: to travel all over Europe.
10. from one side to the other of; to the other side of; across: to go over a bridge.
11. on the other side of; across: lands over the sea.
12. reaching higher than, so as to submerge: The water is over his shoulders.
13. in excess of; more than: over a mile; not over five dollars.
14. above in degree, quantity, etc.: a big improvement over last year's turnout.
15. in preference to: chosen over another applicant.
16. throughout the length of: The message was sent over a great distance.
17. until after the end of: to adjourn over the holidays.
18. throughout the duration of: over a long period of years.
19. in reference to, concerning, or about: to quarrel over a matter.
20. while engaged in or occupied with: to fall asleep over one's work.
21. via; by means of: He told me over the phone. I heard it over the radio.
–adverb
22. beyond the top or upper surface or edge of something: a roof that hangs over.
23. so as to cover the surface, or affect the whole surface: The furniture was covered over with dust.
24. through a region, area, etc.: He was known the world over.
25. at some distance, as in a direction indicated: They live over by the hill.
26. from side to side; across; to the other side: to sail over.
27. across an intervening space: Toss the ball over, will you?
28. across or beyond the edge or rim: The soup boiled over. The bathtub ran over.
29. from beginning to end; throughout: to read a paper over; Think it over.
30. from one person, party, etc., to another: Hand the money over. He made the property over to his brother.
31. on the other side, as of a sea, a river, or any space: over in Japan.
32. so as to displace from an upright position: to knock over a glass of milk.
33. so as to put in the reversed position: She turned the bottle over. The dog rolled over.
34. once more; again: Do the work over.
35. in repetition or succession: twenty times over.
36. in excess or addition: to pay the full sum and something over.
37. in excess of or beyond a certain amount: Five goes into seven once, with two over.
38. throughout or beyond a period of time: to stay over till Monday.
39. to one's residence, office, or the like: Why don't you come over for lunch?
40. so as to reach a place across an intervening space, body of water, etc.: Her ancestors came over on the Mayflower
–adjective
41. upper; higher up.
42. higher in authority, station, etc.
43. serving, or intended to serve, as an outer covering; outer.
44. remaining or additional, surplus; extra.
45. too great; excessive (usually used in combination): Insufficient tact and overaggressiveness are two of his problems.
46. ended; done; past: when the war was over.
–noun
47. an amount in excess or addition; extra.
48. Military. a shot that strikes or bursts beyond the target.
49. Cricket.
a. the number of balls, usually six, delivered between successive changes of bowlers.
b. the part of the game played between such changes.
–verb (used with object)
50. to go or get over; leap over.
51. Southern U.S. to recover from.
–interjection
52. (used in radio communications to signify that the sender has temporarily finished transmitting and is awaiting a reply or acknowledgment.) Compare out (def. 53).
—Idioms
53. all over,
a. over the entire surface of; everywhere: material printed all over with a floral design.
b. thoroughly; entirely.
c. finished: The war was all over and the soldiers came home.
54. all over with, ended; finished: It seemed miraculous that the feud was all over with.
55. over again, in repetition; once more: The director had the choir sing one passage over again.
56. over against. against (def. 13).
57. over and above, in addition to; besides: a profit over and above what they had anticipated.
58. over and over, several times; repeatedly: They played the same record over and over.
59. over the hill. hill (def. 11).
60. 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.
61. over with, finished or done: Let's get this thing over with, so that we don't have to worry about it any more.
Origin:
bef. 900; (adv., prep.) ME; OE ofer; c. D over, G ober; (adj.) ME over(e), orig. var. of uver(e) (E dial. uver; cf. love ), OE ufera (akin to ofer), assimilated to the adv. form; akin to L super, Gk hypér, Skt upari. See up, hyper-
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all over  
adv.  

  1. Over the whole area or extent: a cloth embroidered all over with roses.

  2. Everywhere: searched all over for her missing key.

  3. In all respects: Carefree and fun-loving—that's him all over.

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Slang Dictionary
all over (sth)

  1. mod.
    very fond of something. : Dave is all over old bikes.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

all 
O.E. eall "all, every, entire," from P.Gmc. *alnaz (cf. O.Fris., O.H.G. al, O.N. allr, Goth. alls), with no certain connection outside Gmc. All-fired (1837) is U.S. slang euphemism for hell-fired. First record of all out "to one's full powers" is 1880. At all (c.1350) was formerly only in the affirmative, recently usually negative except in literary attempts at Irish dialect. All-star (adj.) is from 1889; all-American is from 1888, with ref. to baseball teams composed of the best players from the U.S. All-terrain vehicle first recorded 1970. All clear as a signal of "no danger" is recorded from 1902. All right, indicative of approval, is attested from 1953.

over 
O.E. ofer, from P.Gmc. *uberi (cf. O.S. obar, O.Fris. over, O.N. yfir, O.H.G. ubar, Ger. über, Goth. ufar "over, above"), from PIE *uper (see super-). Sense of "finished" is attested from 1399. In radio communication, used to indicate the speaker has finished speaking (1926). Widely used as a prefix in O.E. and other Gmc. langs. Overly "excessively" is from O.E. oferlice. Adjective phrase over-the-counter is attested from 1875, originally of stocks and shares.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: over
Function: adjective
: based on the termination or failure of a prior estate over> —see also gift over at GIFT
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ALL
Function: abbreviation
acute lymphoblastic leukemia, acute lymphocytic leukemia
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Idioms & Phrases

all over

  1. Everywhere. The phrase may be used alone, as in I've looked all over for that book, or The very thought of poison ivy makes me itch all over. In addition it can be used as a preposition, meaning "throughout," as in The news spread all over town. [Early 1600s] Also see far and wide.

  2. In all respects, as in He is his Aunt Mary all over. Charles Lamb had this usage in a letter (1799) about a poem: "The last lines ... are Burns all over." [Early 1700s]

  3. Also, all over again. Again from the beginning. For example, They're going to play the piece all over, or Do you mean you're starting all over again? [Mid-1500s]

  4. Also, all over with. Quite finished, completed, as in By the time I arrived the game was all over, or Now that she passed the test, her problems are all over with. This phrase uses over in the sense of "finished," a usage dating from the 1300s. Also see all over but the shouting; have it (all over), def. 4.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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