English to German Meaning of overtop - überragen

Overtop :

überragen

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Definitions of overtop in English

Verb(1) look down on

Examples of overtop in English

(1) none can overtop him in goodness(2) no building is allowed to overtop the cathedral(3) no building is allowed to overtop the cathedral(4) sprinkle the mixture overtop the batter(5) This was used as the base for a large ram moved up under the protection of a wooden shed, or for siege towers designed to overtop the defenders' walls.(6) ‘Sit down, sit down,’ he growled, for he hated - or pretended to hate-big men to overtop him, even in the more physical matter of height which of course none of us can help.(7) none can overtop him in goodness(8) Who are they to overtop their fellows?(9) Water overtopped the levee of the industrial canal and poured into the lower Ninth Ward, reflooding it for the second time in three weeks.(10) The brow of the upland overtops the square tower of the Colebrook Church.(11) I have never seen so much water overtopping a dam.(12) A police spokesman said there was a risk of the River Ouse overtopping its banks at Cawood when the swollen river peaked this evening.(13) The probability of a more recently established canopy tree of smaller stature overtopping its taller neighbors is low.(14) The wall is designed to prevent waves overtopping the seafront road but Scarborough Civic Society and the Sons of Neptune environmental group say it is clear from their own consultant's report the wall is not needed.(15) At Andover the River Anton has overtopped its banks and there are scores of roads across the south blocked by flooding.(16) Wet areas support powerful, fast-growing vegetation that both overtops seedlings in summer and compresses them in fall and winter.

(1) overthink ::

überdenken

(2) over ::

Über

(3) think ::

denken

Synonyms

Verb

1. command ::

Befehl

2. dominate ::

dominieren

3. overlook ::

übersehen

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