Overtop

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  overtop
       v : look down on; "The villa dominates the town" [syn: {dominate},
            {command}, {overlook}]
       [also: {overtopping}, {overtopped}]