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Grammar : Verb
Spell : verb oh-ver-top; noun oh-ver-top
Phonetic Transcription : verb ˌoʊ vərˈtɒp; noun ˈoʊ vərˌtɒp



Definition of overtopping

Origin :
  • 1560s, from over- + top (v.). Related: Overtopped; overtopping.
  • As in loom : verb appear, often imposingly
  • As in overflow : verb pour out, flood
  • As in overhang : verb bulge, hang over
  • As in overlook : verb have a view of something
  • As in surmount : verb overcome, triumph over
  • As in tower : verb rise above
  • As in transcend : verb go beyond; surpass
  • As in tower above : verb dominate
  • As in dominate : verb tower above
Example sentences :
  • Overtopping others in character, he was conspicuous also in debate.
  • Extract from : « Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 7 (of 20) » by Charles Sumner
  • Her sweet, proud face was near him once again, overtopping his manhood.
  • Extract from : « The Hill of Venus » by Nathan Gallizier
  • Overtopping attribute of God, all of whose attributes are immeasurable.
  • Extract from : « New Tabernacle Sermons » by Thomas De Witt Talmage
  • He was a man of commanding stature, overtopping the squire who rode close behind him, and dwarfing the men-at-arms by contrast.
  • Extract from : « Albrecht » by Arlo Bates
  • These "bruisers" of the hunting field ought to be made to carry three stone dead weight; they should be "trashed for overtopping."
  • Extract from : « A Cotswold Village » by J. Arthur Gibbs
  • He was a big fellow, broad shouldered and tall, overtopping the chief by several inches, though the latter was not short.
  • Extract from : « South from Hudson Bay » by E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill
  • Mr. Jope glanced back at the roof of Merry-Garden, which from the quay could be seen just overtopping the laylocks.
  • Extract from : « Merry-Garden and Other Stories » by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
  • To the rear of these, overtopping all at intervals, lofty snow-clads lifted their white crowns into the sunshine.
  • Extract from : « Over the Ocean » by Curtis Guild
  • The belfries and roofs of mediæval Orange rose in the clear air, overtopping the half ruined theatre in many places.
  • Extract from : « The Ways of Men » by Eliot Gregory
  • Overtopping all are the fields of snow, the great reservoirs of the springs and rivers which fertilize the country.
  • Extract from : « Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber » by James Aitken Wylie

Synonyms for overtopping

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