Definition of over

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Over (prep.) Across; from side to side of; -- implying a passing or moving, either above the substance or thing, or on the surface of it; as, a dog leaps over a stream or a table..

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Favorite :: Favorite (n.) Short curls dangling over the temples; -- fashionable in the reign of Charles II.
Hymen :: Hymen (n.) A fabulous deity; according to some, the son of Apollo and Urania, according to others, of Bacchus and Venus. He was the god of marriage, and presided over nuptial solemnities..
Velum :: Velum (n.) Curtain or covering; -- applied to various membranous partitions, especially to the soft palate. See under Palate..
Turn :: Turn (n.) A fall off the ladder at the gallows; a hanging; -- so called from the practice of causing the criminal to stand on a ladder which was turned over, so throwing him off, when the signal was given..
Haughty :: Haughty (superl.) Disdainfully or contemptuously proud; arrogant; overbearing.
Overcharge :: Overcharge (v. t.) To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress; to cloy.
Overload :: Overload (n.) An excessive load; the excess beyond a proper load.
Foul :: Foul (v. t.) To cover (a ship's bottom) with anything that impered its sailing; as, a bottom fouled with barnacles..
Petersham :: Petersham (n.) A rough, knotted woolen cloth, used chiefly for men's overcoats; also, a coat of that material..
Overshooting :: Overshooting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Overshoo.
Resuscitate :: Resuscitate (v. t.) To revivify; to revive; especially, to recover or restore from apparent death; as, to resuscitate a drowned person; to resuscitate withered plants..
Water Deck :: Water deck () A covering of painting canvas for the equipments of a dragoon's horse.
Sink :: Sink (v. i.) To be overwhelmed or depressed; to fall slowly, as so the ground, from weakness or from an overburden; to fail in strength; to decline; to decay; to decrease..
Keld :: Keld (a.) Having a kell or covering; webbed.
Tilde :: Tilde (n.) The accentual mark placed over n, and sometimes over l, in Spanish words [thus, ?, /], indicating that, in pronunciation, the sound of the following vowel is to be preceded by that of the initial, or consonantal, y..
Overpart :: Overpart (v. t.) To give too important or difficult a part to.
Overgorge :: Overgorge (v. t.) To gorge to excess.
Implate :: Implate (v. t.) To cover with plates; to sheathe; as, to implate a ship with iron..
Hanoverian :: Hanoverian (a.) Of or pertaining to Hanover or its people, or to the House of Hanover in England..
Overt :: Overt (a.) Not covert; open; public; manifest; as, an overt act of treason..
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