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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 WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  overtopped
       See overtop

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  overtopped
     vb.
     (infl of en overtop  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  overtopped
     vb.
     (infl of en overtop  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  overtopped
     vb.
     (infl of en overtop  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  overtopped
     vb.
     (infl of en overtop  ed-form)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Overtopped /ˌəʊvətˈɒpt/
  ذهب الى ما وراء القمّة

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  overtopped /ˌəʊvətˈɒpt/
  überragt, übertroffen
   see: overtop, overtopping

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