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    OVERTOP

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    Irregular inflected forms: overtopped  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, overtopping  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they overtop  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it overtops  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: overtopped  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: overtopped  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: overtopping  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Look down onplay

    Example:

    The villa dominates the town

    Synonyms:

    command; dominate; overlook; overtop

    Classified under:

    Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

    Hypernyms (to "overtop" is one way to...):

    lie (be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position)

    Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "overtop"):

    dwarf; overshadow; shadow (make appear small by comparison)

    Sentence frame:

    Something ----s something

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