About The Word Overtop

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Overtop to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Overtop definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Overtop

Overtop Meaning & Definition
Overtop Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Overtop?

[v] look down on; "The villa dominates the town"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Overtop: command | dominate | overlook

Related Terms | Find terms related to Overtop:

See Also | dwarf | lie | overshadow | shadow

Overtop In Webster's Dictionary

\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 ? 'ertop old Pelion.'' --Shak. 2. To go beyond; to transcend; to transgress. If kings presume to overtop the law by which they reign, . . . they are by law to be reduced into order. --Milton. 3. To make of less importance, or throw into the background, by superior excellence; to dwarf; to obscure. --Becon.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Idle wheel ‐ a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide…
  • Savin ‐ procumbent or…
  • Cram full ‐ packed full to capacity; "chowder chockablock with pieces of…
  • Lamb's lettuce ‐ widely cultivated as a salad crop and pot herb;…
  • Bismarck sea ‐ World War II naval battle; Allied land-based bombers destroyed…
  • Indiscriminating ‐ not…
  • Astragalus danicus ‐ perennial of southern and western Europe having dense racemes…
  • Coniferophytina ‐ cone-bearing gymnosperms dating from the Carboniferous period;…
  • Unvaried ‐ not diversified [adj]…
  • Animal group ‐ a group…