overtop — index outbalance, outweigh, predominate (outnumber), transcend Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
overtop — [ō΄vər täp′] vt. overtopped, overtopping 1. to rise above; exceed in height; tower over 2. to excel; surpass … English World dictionary
overtop — v. /oh veuhr top /; n. /oh veuhr top /, v., overtopped, overtopping, n. v.t. 1. to rise over or above the top of: a skyscraper that overtops all the other buildings. 2. to rise above in authority; take precedence over; override: No individual… … Universalium
overtop — transitive verb Date: circa 1594 1. to rise above the top of 2. to be superior to 3. surpass … New Collegiate Dictionary
overtop — verb To be higher than, to rise over the top of. There was a single birch tree that overtopped the other trees on the island, and was now picked out against the moon drenched sky … Wiktionary
overtop — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. dominate, command, surpass; see exceed … English dictionary for students
overtop — o|ver|top [ˌəuvəˈtɔp US ˌouvərˈta:p] v past tense and past participle overtopped present participle overtopping [T] formal to be higher or more important than something … Dictionary of contemporary English
overtop — v. rise above; exceed; surpass … English contemporary dictionary
overtop — verb (overtops, overtopping, overtopped) 1》 exceed in height. 2》 (especially of water) rise over the top of. adverb & preposition chiefly Canadian over … English new terms dictionary
overtop — v. a. 1. Rise above, surpass in height. 2. Excel, transcend, surpass, exceed. 3. Obscure, make less important, eclipse. 4. Transgress, disregard, go beyond … New dictionary of synonyms
