About The Word Overtop
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 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
- Ass-kisser ‐ someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves…
- Hamamelis ‐ deciduous shrubs or small trees:…
- Honoree ‐ a recipient of honors in recognition of noteworthy…
- Estranged ‐ caused to…
- Bully off ‐ start a game by…
- Winy ‐ having the taste of wine; "a rich…
- George herbert hitchings ‐ United States biochemist noted for developing drugs to treat…
- Mother tongue ‐ one's native language; the language learned by children and passed…
- Spun sugar ‐ a candy made by spinning sugar that has been boiled to a high…
- Genus cephalanthera ‐ small genus of temperate Old World…