The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - overprep.

1) above, on, upon, on top of, atop (of) : She spread a tarpaulin over the boat to protect it. 2) more than, greater than, upwards or upward of, in excess of, (over and) above, (over and) beyond; exceeding: Of the 2000 people questioned in our survey, over half said they think prunes are funny. The thieves took over њ50,000-worth of paintings. 3) across, to or from or on the other side of; beyond: The children crossed over the river to play in the woods on the other side. 4) for, during, in or over or during the course of, through, throughout: Over the next week she will be working in the Paris office. 5) (all) through, throughout, (all) about, all over: We travelled over the entire country in the course of our holiday. Have you gone over the manuscript I left with you? --adj. 6) done (with) , finished, terminated, concluded, ended, past, settled, closed, at an end, over with: I'm afraid it's all over between us, Carrie. --adv. 7) to, onto, past, beyond, across: This room looks out over the sea. 8) remaining, as a remainder, as surplus, outstanding: When we finished eating, there wasn't much left over. 9) (once) again, once more, one more time: This pot will have to be cleaned over again. 1) 0 down, to the ground or floor: You almost knocked over the lamp.