Overtop

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To extend or rise over or beyond the top of; tower above.
  • v. To take precedence over; override: "Religion overtopped the common affairs of life” ( Albert C. Baugh).
  • v. To be greater or better than; surpass.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To be higher than, to rise over the top of.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To rise above the top of; to exceed in height; to tower above.
  • v. To go beyond; to transcend; to transgress.
  • v. To make of less importance, or throw into the background, by superior excellence; to dwarf; to obscure.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To rise above or beyond the top of.
  • To overstep; exceed.
  • To excel; surpass; outstrip.
  • To rise above others; throw others into the shade.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. look down on
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    transcend    transgress    dwarf    obscure   
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