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over

n. (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

fuss, trouble, hassle, bother

n. an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"

fuss, dither, pother, tizzy

n. an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft"

bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stir

n. a rapid active commotion

fuss, spat, bicker, bickering, tiff, squabble

n. a quarrel about petty points

fuss, fret, niggle

v. worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"

over

adv. at or to a point across intervening space etc.: "Come over and see us some time"; "over there"

over, throughout an area

adv. "He is known the world over"

over, across

adv. "She cannot get her ideas across"

over, o'er, throughout a period of time

adv. "Stay over the weekend"

over

adj. (prefix) excessive: "over-abusive"; "overabusive"

over, completed, terminated, concluded, ended, all over

adj. having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview"

brouhaha, uproar, hubbub

n. loud confused noise from many sources

scamper, scramble, scurry

n. rushing about hastily in an undignified way

dispute, difference of opinion

n. a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"

tilt, contention, argument, controversy, contestation, arguing

n. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"

argumentation, line of reasoning, logical argument

n. the methodical process of logical reasoning; "I can't follow your line of reasoning"

reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought

n. thinking that is coherent and logical

disagreement

n. the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing

fidget, move restlessly

v. move restlessly; "The child is always fidgeting in his seat"

sweat, perspire

v. excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin; "Exercise makes one sweat"

quibble, bicker, squabble, niggle, pettifog, brabble

v. argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"

carp, chicane, cavil

v. raise trivial objections

nitpick, nit-pick

v. be overly critical; criticize minor details

worry, make anxious, give cause to worry

v. disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me"

distress, strain emotionally

v. cause mental pain to; "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother"

upset, trouble, disturb

v. move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"

worry, brood, dwell

v. think moodily or anxiously about something

accomplished, effected, established

adj. settled securely and unconditionally; "that smoking causes health problems is an accomplished fact"

proved, proven

adj. established beyond doubt; "a proven liar"; "a Soviet leader of proven shrewdness"

determined, determinate

adj. precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause; "a determinate distance"; "a determinate number"; "determinate variations in animals"

stipulatory, agreed upon

adj. constituted or contracted by stipulation or agreement; "stipulatory obligations"

solved, resolved

adj. explained or answered; "mysteries solved and unsolved; problems resolved and unresolved"

mother, overprotect, fuss over

v. care for like a mother; "She fusses over her husband"

too much, a bit much

adj. (informal) "a bit much"

overdone, exaggerated, overstated

adj. represented as greater than is true or reasonable; "an exaggerated opinion of oneself"

undue, extraordinary, unreasonable, excessive, inordinate

adj. beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands"

steep, exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, unconscionable, usurious

adj. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"

extreme

adj. beyond a norm in views or actions; "an extreme conservative"; "an extreme liberal"; "extreme views on integration"; "extreme opinions"

radical, extremist, ultra

adj. (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm; "extremist political views"; "radical opinions on education"; "an ultra conservative"

gross, glaring

adj. far exceeding the normal: "a glaring error"; "gross inefficiency"

done, through, through with

adj. having finished or arrived at completion; "certain to make history before he's done"; "it's a done deed"; "after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up"; "almost through with his studies"

through with, done with

adj. having no further concern with; "he was through with school and he was through with family"- John Dos Passos; "done with gambling"; "done with drinking"

up

adj. used up; "time is up"

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