Phrase Hound found 1,328 phrases and 2,499+ compound words that contain over. The most common are listed below. Open over in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 1,328
- all overCompletely finished.
- over the topBeyond normal, expected, or reasonable limits; outrageous.
- over timeFrom a historic or evolutionary perspective.
- take overTo assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force.
- get overTo overcome.
- go overUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, over.
- over and overRepeatedly; again and again; many times.
- hand overTo relinquish control or possession of something to someone.
- over againAfresh; anew.
- over and outA fictitious proword used to end a conversation over push-to-talk radio.
- run overTo exceed the allotted time.
- turn overTo flip over; to rotate uppermost to bottom.
- over the lineBeyond the level of what is acceptable.
- voice-overA production technique, in which pictures are accompanied by the voice of an unseen actor or reporter.
- over-the-roadlong-haul; interstate
- over-the-counterOf medicine and other treatments, legal for sale or distribution without the requirement of a prescription.
- over-the-boardTaking place in person with players facing each other across the chessboard, as opposed to correspondence games, online tournaments, etc.
- roll overTo make a rolling motion or turn.
- over the wayAlong or across the road; situated nearby.
- come-overSynonym of comeover: An immigrant: a non-Manx person living on the Isle of Man.
- over the moonDelighted, thrilled.
- start overto begin again; to return to the beginning
- all over the placeIn multiple directions or locations, often haphazardly; everywhere.
- game overA message signaling that the game has ended, usually because the player failed (for example by losing all of their lives) but sometimes following successful completion of the game.
- over the hillOf a person, old, past the prime of life.
Compound words 2,499+
- overallAll-encompassing, all around.
- overnightDuring or throughout the night, especially during the evening or night just past.
- moreoverIn addition to what has been said.
- overheadLocated above, especially over the head.
- oversightAn omission; something that is left out, missed, or forgotten.
- overflowThe spillage resultant from overflowing.
- overlapTo extend over and partly cover something.
- overrideTo ride across or beyond something.
- overlookA vista or point that gives a view down toward something else.
- overcastA cloud covering all of the sky from horizon to horizon.