adv
Meaning 1
Over the top.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
overtop
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtɒp/
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rhymes with -ɒp
noun
Meaning 2
A garment designed to be worn over the top portion of other clothes, such as an overshirt, vest, or overtunic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, clothing, fashion, lifestyle, manufacturing, textiles
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To be higher than; to rise over the top of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
To place too many toppings on.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- to overtop a pizza
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
look down on
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The villa dominates the town
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dominate, command, overlook
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lie
Narrower terms: shadow, overshadow, dwarf
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English top English overtop From over- + top.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: превишавам (previšavam) — to rise over the top of something
- Bulgarian: издигам се над (izdigam se nad) — to rise over the top of something
- Māori: kōhure — to rise over the top of something