overtop
verb /ˌəʊvəˈtɒp/
/ˌəʊvərˈtɑːp/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they overtop | /ˌəʊvəˈtɒp/ /ˌəʊvərˈtɑːp/ |
| he / she / it overtops | /ˌəʊvəˈtɒps/ /ˌəʊvərˈtɑːps/ |
| past simple overtopped | /ˌəʊvəˈtɒpt/ /ˌəʊvərˈtɑːpt/ |
| past participle overtopped | /ˌəʊvəˈtɒpt/ /ˌəʊvərˈtɑːpt/ |
| -ing form overtopping | /ˌəʊvəˈtɒpɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvərˈtɑːpɪŋ/ |
- overtop something (especially of water) to rise above something, especially a barrier
- The river overtopped its banks during a series of storms last month.
- Levees along the Mississippi could be overtopped or breached at any time.
- overtop something/somebody to be higher than something/somebody
- The city walls are overtopped by church spires and minarets.