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All over

adj, adv, prep

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Completely finished.; Implying a lengthy, exhausting or unpleasant experience. not-comparable

    "I just spent two hours in the dentist's chair. Thank God it's all over."

  2. 2
    Completely finished.; Implying loss or sadness. not-comparable

    "Just as soon as Christmas arrives, it seems it's all over."

  3. 3
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: all over. not-comparable

    "It's the final fence ... and ... the horses are all over!"

Adjective
  1. 1
    having come or been brought to a conclusion wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    Over an entire extent. idiomatic, not-comparable

    "He was covered all over with mud."

  2. 2
    Everywhere. idiomatic, not-comparable

    "I've looked all over for it."

  3. 3
    In every way; thoroughly. idiomatic, not-comparable

    "Dancing with everyone, singing show tunes all night: that was Luke all over."

  4. 4
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: all over. not-comparable
Adverb
  1. 1
    to or in any or all places; pronoun, location; quantifier: universal wordnet
  2. 2
    over the entire area wordnet
Preposition
  1. 1
    Everywhere; covering completely. idiomatic

    "He dropped the bucket and got paint all over the floor and his clothes."

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