Overtop (overtopped, overtopping) (original) (raw)

Irregular inflected forms: overtopped Listen to US pronunciation Listen to GB pronunciation, overtopping Listen to US pronunciation Listen to GB pronunciation

I. (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Look down onplay

Example:

The villa dominates the town

Synonyms:

command; dominate; overlook; overtop

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "overtop" is one way to...):

lie (be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "overtop"):

dwarf; overshadow; shadow (make appear small by comparison)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

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