Synonyms for overtopping

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 overtopping

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 :

Overtopping others in character, he was conspicuous also in debate.
Extract from : « Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 7 (of 20) » by Charles Sumner

Her sweet, proud face was near him once again, overtopping his manhood.
Extract from : « The Hill of Venus » by Nathan Gallizier

Overtopping attribute of God, all of whose attributes are immeasurable.
Extract from : « New Tabernacle Sermons » by Thomas De Witt Talmage

He was a man of commanding stature, overtopping the squire who rode close behind him, and dwarfing the men-at-arms by contrast.
Extract from : « Albrecht » by Arlo Bates

These "bruisers" of the hunting field ought to be made to carry three stone dead weight; they should be "trashed for overtopping."
Extract from : « A Cotswold Village » by J. Arthur Gibbs

He was a big fellow, broad shouldered and tall, overtopping the chief by several inches, though the latter was not short.
Extract from : « South from Hudson Bay » by E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill

Mr. Jope glanced back at the roof of Merry-Garden, which from the quay could be seen just overtopping the laylocks.
Extract from : « Merry-Garden and Other Stories » by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

To the rear of these, overtopping all at intervals, lofty snow-clads lifted their white crowns into the sunshine.
Extract from : « Over the Ocean » by Curtis Guild

The belfries and roofs of mediæval Orange rose in the clear air, overtopping the half ruined theatre in many places.
Extract from : « The Ways of Men » by Eliot Gregory

Overtopping all are the fields of snow, the great reservoirs of the springs and rivers which fertilize the country.
Extract from : « Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber » by James Aitken Wylie

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