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overtop

VT อยู่ เหนือกว่า  อยู่ สูง กว่า  เหนือกว่า  dominate exceed surpass yu-nuan-kwa

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OVERTOP

v.t. 1. To rise above the top.
2. To excel; to surpass.
3. To obscure; to make of less importance by superior excellence.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

overtop

o ver top |ˌōvərˈtäp ˌoʊvərˈtɑp | ▶verb ( overtops, overtopping, overtopped ) [ with obj. ] exceed in height: no building is allowed to overtop the cathedral. • (esp. of water ) rise over the top of (a barrier constructed to hold it back ): the old sea wall is regularly overtopped by high tides. • be superior to: none can overtop him in goodness.

 

Oxford Dictionary

overtop

over |top |əʊvəˈtɒp | ▶verb ( overtops, overtopping, overtopped ) [ with obj. ] exceed in height: no building is allowed to overtop the cathedral. • (especially of water ) rise over the top of (a barrier ): the old sea wall is regularly overtopped by high tides. • archaic be superior to: none can overtop him in goodness. ▶adverb & preposition chiefly Canadian over: [ as prep. ] : sprinkle the mixture overtop the batter.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

overtop

ò ver t ó p 動詞 →top 1 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠…の上にそびえる, …を越す ; …に勝る .