overtop
English
Etymology
Verb
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- (transitive) To be higher than; to rise over the top of. [from 16th c.]
- 1955, William Golding, The Inheritors, Faber and Faber 2005, p. 79:
- There was a single birch tree that overtopped the other trees on the island, and was now picked out against the moon-drenched sky.
- 2009 February 20, Robert F. Service, “MATERIALS SCIENCE: Is Silicon's Reign Nearing Its End?”, in Science[1], volume 323, number 5917, , pages 1000-1002:
- […] try to switch one off and current still leaks through, like water overtopping a levee.
- 1955, William Golding, The Inheritors, Faber and Faber 2005, p. 79:
- (transitive) To place too many toppings on.
- to overtop a pizza
Translations
to rise over the top of something
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Adverb
overtop (comparative more overtop, superlative most overtop)
- (now chiefly Canada, US) Over the top. [from 18th c.]
- 2013, Philipp Meyer, The Son, Simon & Schuster 2014, p. 154:
- Paul put the skull back in its proper place, put back the coffin lid, and kicked dirt and rocks overtop.
- 2013, Philipp Meyer, The Son, Simon & Schuster 2014, p. 154: