Skip to content

overtop

verb

  1. to surpass, surmount, exceed in height
L1380069 on Wikidata ↗

preposition

  1. over the top of; over
L1380070 on Wikidata ↗

adverb

No English definition recorded for this entry.

L196465 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtɒp/

adv

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.

  1. Over the top.

    Paul put the skull back in its proper place, put back the coffin lid, and kicked dirt and rocks overtop.

noun

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.

  1. A garment designed to be worn over the top portion of other clothes, such as an overshirt, vest, or overtunic.

    Featured is the big plaid, streaked with white in a softly gathered skirt & an overtop of velveteen with a dacron polytester^([sic]) oliver bow blouse in white.

    A very obvious point, but one easily overlooked, is that children from 0–5 grow all the time, so a garment often only fits perfectly for a short time. So if, for instance, a long sleeved dress worn during the summer is visualized as being worn under an overtop in winter, you will have to allow for 6 months’ growth.

verb

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.

  1. To be higher than; to rise over the top of.

    From thence we came without the Eaſtern gate, (ſtanding on a low Banke, called the daughter of Syon, that over-toppeth the valley of Iehoſaphat,) unto an immoveable ſtone, upon the which they ſaid St. Stephen was ſtoned to death, the firſt Martyr of the Chriſtian faith; and the faithfull fore-runner of many noble followers.

    Nor was he content with thus strongly garrisoning the fort, but he likewise added exceedingly to its strength by furnishing it with a formidable battery of quaker guns—rearing a stupendous flag-staff in the centre which overtopped the whole city—and moreover by building a great windmill on one of the bastions.

  2. To place too many toppings on.

    to overtop a pizza