browse words by letter
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
overtopped |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Overtop \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 about overtopped
This work is licensed under a
