over
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- noun
- /ˈoʊvər/
- Jargon
:
over (críquet)
- In cricket, an over consists of six consecutive balls bowled by the same bowler.
Examples
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The bowler was proud of his last over, where he took three wickets.
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After the third over, the team had already scored thirty runs.
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Most researchers have pointed to the over-exploitation of groundwater as the primary cause.
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Ty Page, starting off with some 180 end-overs.
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Since acquiring the machine, the overs pile has been reduced to 1,000 cy.
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The organic material recovered from the overs has been reground and sold as mulch.
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After passing the suction fan, the overs can be discharged or delivered to another optional sorting step.
Academic text (2001)
Idioms
- Informal
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In a confused, disorganized way with things or thoughts scattered
- Informal
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3.2
A place to live, like a house or flat that keeps you dry and safe
- Informal
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Very easy to see because a feeling or quality shows on someone's face
- Informal
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A strong feeling you can clearly see on someone's face
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To waste time being upset about something that already happened and cannot be changed
To show clearly that something is typical of a person or made by them
- Informal
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For a very long time, often to say something will never happen
- Informal
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A situation where people who should not lead control things and cause chaos
- Literature
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A faraway place of perfect happiness and hope that you cannot reach
- Informal
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To speak with small pauses and mistakes because you are nervous
A sign that dark clouds are coming and rain may fall, or a joke that things only seem bad
- Informal
Tell someone to stop worrying about a problem and move on
- Informal
To speak or act forcefully to confront a problem instead of staying quiet
- Informal
Everywhere in a hurried, messy way like people searching quickly
Compounds
- Specialized
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Stocks or bonds not listed on a stock market that dealers buy and sell
- Specialized
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Delivered over the internet directly to users instead of through cable services
- Specialized
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Using skill or knowledge from one situation in another similar situation
- Specialized
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A share not listed on a stock exchange that is bought and sold through dealers
- Specialized
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A market where people buy and sell shares directly by phone or computer
- Specialized
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An exchange of genes between matching chromosomes during cell division that makes sperm and egg cells
- Specialized
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A private financial contract made between two parties, not traded on a public exchange
A garden plant with broad leaves and long hanging red flower spikes
- Archaic
A low plant like mint that spreads across the ground with round leaves and small purple flowers
- Specialized
An investment like a stock or bond traded directly through dealers, not on a stock market
- Specialized
A way of dropping a bomb after flying past a target so the bomb falls back onto it
- Informal
Loud exaggerated actions meant to get attention or make people laugh
- Specialized
A type of lime heated too much so it does not react with water or make strong mortar
A day marking the end of fighting between Japan and other countries in World War II
Surface Forms
Etymology
Over comes from the old English word ofer meaning 'across' or 'to the other side'. In cricket, think of a bowler's turn moving 'over' to the other end, so an over is one bowler's set of balls — one short 'turn' in the game.