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Grammar : Adv, verb

Spell : verb oh-ver-top; noun oh-ver-top

Phonetic Transcription : verb ˌoʊ vərˈtɒp; noun ˈoʊ vərˌtɒp

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Définition of overtop

Origin : 1560s, from over- + top (v.). Related: Overtopped; overtopping.

As in over : adv above
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 :

One is inclined to wonder if they do not overtop the feeling.
Extract from : « The Women of the French Salons » by Amelia Gere Mason

If I had more money these considerations might, with me, overtop all others.
Extract from : « The Letters of Charles Dickens » by Charles Dickens

It often gives up the struggle and remains in the shade of trees which overtop it.
Extract from : « American Forest Trees » by Henry H. Gibson

It was necessary that something be done lest he should overtop all other flowers.
Extract from : « At the Court of the Amr » by John Alfred Gray

Others seemed to overtop him, to be built of bone and muscle beyond his strength.
Extract from : « Stover at Yale » by Owen Johnson

They run up swiftly, as straight as a rod, till they overtop the veterans.
Extract from : « With Wolseley to Kumasi » by F.S. Brereton

But there are other men, markedly inferior to these, who yet overtop Lytton.
Extract from : « The Age of Tennyson » by Hugh Walker

In his unprofessional hours, Mr. Overtop was everything but a lawyer.
Extract from : « Round the Block » by John Bell Bouton

"Then, your Honor, we must ask you to take bail," said Overtop.
Extract from : « Round the Block » by John Bell Bouton

"The Court can't allow these interruptions, Mr. Overtop," said the coroner.
Extract from : « Round the Block » by John Bell Bouton

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