overing

overing
o·ver || 'əʊvə(r) adj. complete, all over, finished, ended, past; concluded, having come to a conclusion; upper, higher up; higher in authority or position; extra, excessive; surplus; serving as an outer covering, external (as an over shoe); remaining, not used up yet (e.g.: "I made so much fish for dinner, there is some left over") n. extra, quantity that is in excess; supplement; added amount; (Sport of cricket) series of consecutive balls (6 in England; 8 in Australia) bowled by a single bowler v. jump over adv. anew; again; to the other side; in excess of; at the end; down prep. on; above; atop; in excess of; during, while, throughout pref. excessively; surplus; additional; above; upper interj. comment made on a wireless radio to indicate the end of the transmission

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