All over Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite having come or been brought to a conclusion
    concluded; terminated; complete; over; ended.
    • the harvesting was complete
    • the affair is over, ended, finished
    • the abruptly terminated interview
  2. adverb over the entire area
    over.
    • the wallpaper was covered all over with flowers
    • she ached all over
    • everything was dusted over with a fine layer of soot
  3. adverb to or in any or all places; (`everyplace' is used informally for `everywhere')
    everyplace; everywhere.
    • You find fast food stores everywhere
    • people everywhere are becoming aware of the problem
    • he carried a gun everywhere he went
    • looked all over for a suitable gift

WordNet

Definitions
  1. over the whole extent; thoroughly; wholly; as, she is her mother all over. Colloq.
Definitions
  1. . (a) Over the whole; upon all parts; completely; as, he is spatterd with mud all over. (b) Wholly over; at an end; as, it is all over with him.
  2. over the whole extent; thoroughly; wholly; as, she is her mother all over. Colloq.

Webster 1913