Over vs. Roger

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Difference Between Over and Roger

Overadjective

Discontinued; ended or concluded.

The show is over.

Rogerinterjection

(radio telecommunications) Received used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood

1950: "Pilot: CESSNA TWO THREE FOUR—ROGER—OUT." Flying Magazine, May 1950, [https://books.google.ch/books?id=bJ1HBQf26b0C&pg=PA46 p. 46].

Overadverb

Thoroughly; completely; from beginning to end.

Let's talk over the project at tomorrow's meeting.Let me think that over.I'm going to look over our department's expenses.

Rogerverb

Of a man, to have sexual intercourse with (someone), especially in a rough manner.

Overadverb

To an excessive degree; overly.

Rogerverb

To have sexual intercourse.

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Overadverb

From an upright position to being horizontal.

He tipped the bottle over, and the water came gushing out.That building just fell over!He bent over to touch his toes.

Overadverb

Horizontally; left to right or right to left.

Slide the toilet-paper dispenser's door over when one roll is empty in order to reveal the other.I moved over to make room for him to sit down.

Overadverb

From one position or state to another.

Please pass that over to me.He came over to our way of thinking on the new project.Come over and play!I'll bring over a pizza.

Overadverb

Overnight throughout the night.

We stayed over at Grandma's.Can I sleep over?

Overadverb

Again; another time; once more; over again.

I lost my paper and I had to do the entire assignment over.

Overadverb

(procedure word, military) a procedure word meaning that a station is finished transmitting and is expecting a response.

Bravo Six, this is Bravo Six Four. Stand by for ten mike report one dash three, over.Bravo Six Four, this is Bravo Six Actual. Send your traffic, over.
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Overnoun

(cricket) A set of six legal balls bowled.

Overnoun

Any surplus amount of money, goods delivered, etc.

Overnoun

A shore, riverbank.

The sea's over.

Overpreposition

Physical positioning.

Overpreposition

On top of; above; higher than; further up.

Hold the sign up over your head.climb up the ladder and look over [the roof]

Overpreposition

Across or spanning.

There is a bridge over the river.

Overpreposition

In such a way as to cover.

drape the fabric over the table;there is a roof over the house

Overpreposition

From one physical position to another via an obstacle that must be traversed vertically, first upwards and then downwards.

The dog jumped over the fence.I'll go over [the fence] first and then help you.Let's walk over the hill to get there.

Overpreposition

By comparison.

Overpreposition

More than; to a greater degree.

I prefer the purple over the pink.

Overpreposition

Beyond; past; exceeding; too much or too far.

I think I’m over my limit for calories for today.

Overpreposition

(in certain collocations) As compared to.

Sales are down this quarter over last.

Overpreposition

(mathematics) Divided by.

four over two equals two over one

Overpreposition

(poker) Separates the three of a kind from the pair in a full house.

9♦9♠9♣6♥6♠ = nines over sixes

Overpreposition

Finished with; done with; from one state to another via a hindrance that must be solved or defeated; or via a third state that represents a significant difference from the first two.

We got over the engineering problems and the prototype works great.I am over my cold and feel great again.I know the referee made a bad call, but you have to get over it [your annoyance with the referee's decision].She is finally over [the distress of] losing her job.He is finally over his [distress over the loss of the relationship with his] ex-girlfriend.

Overpreposition

While using, especially while consuming.

Overpreposition

Concerning or regarding.

The two boys had a fight over whose girlfriend was the best.

Overpreposition

Above, implying superiority after a contest; in spite of; notwithstanding.

We triumphed over difficulties.The bill was passed over the veto.It was a fine victory over their opponents.

Overinterjection

In radio communications: end of sentence, ready to receive reply.

How do you receive? Over!

Overnoun

(cricket) the period during which a given number of balls (6 in England but 8 in Australia) are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch

Overadjective

having come or been brought to a conclusion;

the harvesting was completethe affair is over, ended, finishedthe abruptly terminated interview

Overadverb

at or to a point across intervening space etc.;

come over and see us some timeover there

Overadverb

throughout an area;

he is known the world over

Overadverb

in such a manner as to be understood and accepted;

she cannot get her ideas across

Overadverb

throughout a period of time;

stay over the weekend