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adv.
  1. Over the whole area or extent: a cloth embroidered all over with roses.
  2. Everywhere: searched all over for her missing key.
  3. In all respects: Carefree and fun-loving—that's him all over.
idiom:

be all over

  1. To attack verbally; reprimand severely.


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1.  Everywhere. The phrase may be used alone, as in I've looked all over for that book, or The very thought of poison ivy makes me itch all over. In addition it can be used as a preposition, meaning "throughout," as in The news spread all over town. [Early 1600s] Also see far and wide.
2.  In all respects, as in He is his Aunt Mary all over. Charles Lamb had this usage in a letter (1799) about a poem: "The last lines ... are Burns all over." [Early 1700s]
3.  Also, all over again. Again from the beginning. For example, They're going to play the piece all over, or Do you mean you're starting all over again? [Mid-1500s]
4.  Also, all over with. Quite finished, completed, as in By the time I arrived the game was all over, or Now that she passed the test, her problems are all over with. This phrase uses over in the sense of "finished," a usage dating from the 1300s. Also see all over but the shouting; have it (all over), def. 4.


 
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: having come or been brought to a conclusion
  Synonyms: complete, concluded, ended, over, terminated


The adverb all over has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: over the entire area

Meaning #2: to or in any or all places; (`everyplace' is used informally for `everywhere')
  Synonyms: everywhere, everyplace


 
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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Idioms. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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