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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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To go beyond; to transcend; to transgress.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              If kings presume to overtop the law by which they
              reign, . . . they are by law to be reduced into
              order.                                --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To make of less importance, or throw into the background,
        by superior excellence; to dwarf; to obscure. --Becon.
        [1913 Webster]

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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