(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;
throughout a period of time; "stay over the weekend";
at or to a point across intervening space etc.; "come over and see us some time"; "over there";
throughout an area; "he is known the world over";
in such a manner as to be understood and accepted; "she cannot get her ideas across";
