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Grammar : Verb

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

Phonetic Transcription : verb ˌoʊ vərˈtɒp; noun ˈoʊ vərˌtɒp

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Définition of overtopped

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 :

The Tree of Life had pierced the heavens; it overtopped the stars.
Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola

But though surrounded by other sorts, they were overtopped by none.
Extract from : « Bruin » by Mayne Reid

Swami Ram Juna overtopped them all in inches, as in serenity.
Extract from : « Jewel Weed » by Alice Ames Winter

Then she bent forward slowly, as she overtopped a huge billow.
Extract from : « Sunk at Sea » by R.M. Ballantyne

The women of the Confederacy had one want, which overtopped all others.
Extract from : « If, Yes and Perhaps » by Edward Everett Hale

But she was taller than the rest and overtopped them all by a head.
Extract from : « The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2nd ed.) (1911) » by Charles Mills Gayley

But in this labour of purveyorship he overtopped the rest, the giant of them all.
Extract from : « The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II) » by Henry Osborn Taylor

The rifle which he held in front of him overtopped him by at least a foot.
Extract from : « The A.E.F. » by Heywood Broun

I climbed a young but good-sized plane which overtopped the wall.
Extract from : « A Tatter of Scarlet » by S. R. Crockett

When standing he overtopped every man in a regiment of six-footers.
Extract from : « Chiquita, an American Novel » by Merrill Tileston

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