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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Overtop \O`ver*top"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overtopped; p. pr. &
vb. n. Overtopping.]
1. To rise above the top of; to exceed in height; to tower
above. ``To o'ertop old Pelion.'' --Shak.
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2. To go beyond; to transcend; to transgress.
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If kings presume to overtop the law by which they
reign, . . . they are by law to be reduced into
order. --Milton.
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3. To make of less importance, or throw into the background,
by superior excellence; to dwarf; to obscure. --Becon.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Overtop \O`ver*top"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overtopped; p. pr. &
vb. n. Overtopping.]
1. To rise above the top of; to exceed in height; to tower
above. ``To ? 'ertop old Pelion.'' --Shak.
2. To go beyond; to transcend; to transgress.
If kings presume to overtop the law by which they
reign, . . . they are by law to be reduced into
order. --Milton.
3. To make of less importance, or throw into the background,
by superior excellence; to dwarf; to obscure. --Becon.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
overtop
v : look down on; "The villa dominates the town" [syn: dominate,
command, overlook]
[also: overtopping, overtopped]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
overtop
adv.
(lb en now chiefly North America) over the top. (from 18th c.)
vb.
(lb en transitive) To be higher than; to rise over the top of. (from
16th c.)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
overtop
adv.
(lb en now chiefly North America) over the top. (from 18th c.)
vb.
(lb en transitive) To be higher than; to rise over the top of. (from
16th c.)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
overtop
adv.
(lb en now chiefly North America) over the top. (from 18th c.)
vb.
(lb en transitive) To be higher than; to rise over the top of. (from
16th c.)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
overtop
adv.
(lb en now chiefly North America) over the top. (from 18th c.)
vb.
(lb en transitive) To be higher than; to rise over the top of. (from
16th c.)
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
overtop //ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtɒp//
издигам се над, превишавам
to rise over the top of something
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
overtop /ˌəʊvətˈɒp/
převyšovat
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
overtop /ˌəʊvətˈɒp/
ein Wasserbauwerk überströmen
see: overtopping, overflow
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
overtop /ˌəʊvətˈɒp/
überragen, übertreffen
see: overtopping, overtopped
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
overtop /ˌəʊvətˈɒp/
1. (-ped, -ping) tepesini aşmak
2. üstün olmak, üstün gelmek.
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
v. 高耸...之上,凌驾,超出;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
vt. 高耸…之上,凌驾,超出
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