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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

hand

n. physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores"

hand

n. a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece; "the big hand counts the minutes"

hand

n. ability; "he wanted to try his hand at singing"

hand

n. one of two sides of an issue; "on the one hand..., but on the other hand..."

hand

n. a round of applause to signify approval; "give the little lady a great big hand"

hand

n. a position given by its location to the side of an object; "objections were voiced on every hand"

hand

n. a member of the crew of a ship; "all hands on deck"

hand

n. a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses; "the horse stood 20 hands"

deal, hand

n. the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time; "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand"

hand, bridge player

n. a card player in a game of bridge; "we need a 4th hand for bridge"

handwriting, hand, script

n. something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible"

hand, hired man, hired hand

n. a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand"

hook, hand, paw, mitt, manus, mauler

n. the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt"

pass, reach, hand, give, pass on, turn over

v. place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

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"

game

n. a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game"

ovation, standing ovation

n. enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause)

eclat, acclaim, acclamation, plaudits, plaudit

n. enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved"

workman, working man, working person

n. an employee who performs manual or industrial labor

employee

n. a worker who is hired to perform a job

worker

n. a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"

subordinate, subsidiary, underling

n. an assistant subject to the authority or control of another

servant, retainer

n. a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

mouthpiece, voice, representative, interpreter, spokesperson

n. an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"

helper, assistant, supporter

n. a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"

agent, federal agent

n. any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau

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"

bring back, restitute, restore, give back, hand back

v. give or bring back; "Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner"

hand down

v. passed on, as by inheritance; "This ring was handed down through many generations"

submit, pass on, relegate

v. refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"

pass on

v. give to or transfer possession of; "I am passing on my genes to my children"

leave, give, pass on, impart

v. contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"

return to, pass to, devolve on, devolve to, devolve upon, fall to

v. be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework"

pass, communicate, pass on, put across, make known, convey, impart

v. transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news"

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"

tap, beg, solicit

v. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"

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