Sports A series of six balls bowled from one end of a cricket pitch.
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interjection
Used in two-way radio to indicate that a transmission is complete and a reply is awaited.
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verb
To leap over.
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preposition
Above and across from one end or side to the other: a jump over the fence.
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Across the edge of and down: fell over the cliff.
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In a position to rule or control: The director presides over the meeting. There is no one over him in the department.
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In or at a position above or higher than: a sign over the door; a hawk gliding over the hills.
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In preference to: selected him over all the others.
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adverb
Above the top or surface: climbed the ladder and peered over.
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Across a distance in a particular direction or at a location: lives over in England.
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Across an intervening space: Throw the ball over.
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Across the edge, brink, or brim: The coffee spilled over.
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Across to another or opposite side: stopped at the curb, then crossed over.
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