Usually means: Positioned atop a specific surface.
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▸ adverb:  (chiefly African-American Vernacular, used with adjectives describing frequency) Every; on such a basis.
▸ adverb:  Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, the.

Similar:
hereon, alwise, all over, oftentimes, on the daily, in every sense of the word, at every turn, standardwise, almost everywhere, commonly, more...

Opposite:
off, not on, away from, not activated, deactivated

Types:
outskirts, border, fringe, periphery, more...

Phrases:
On the Job, on the fly, on the spot, on the side, on the contrary, more...

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Similar:
hereon, alwise, all over, oftentimes, on the daily, in every sense of the word, at every turn, standardwise, almost everywhere, commonly, more...

Opposite:
off, not on, away from, not activated, deactivated

Types:
outskirts, border, fringe, periphery, more...

Phrases:
On the Job, on the fly, on the spot, on the side, on the contrary, on the nose, On the Road, Sermon on the Mount, on the qt, snow on the mountain, on the loose, on the dot, on the face of it, on the go, more...



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