overtop

名词 n. 动词 v. 副词 adv.

英文释义

名词 n.
  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.
动词 v.
  1. To be higher than; to rise over the top of. transitive
    — 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.
  2. To place too many toppings on. transitive
    — to overtop a pizza
副词 adv.
  1. Over the top. Canada,US,not-comparable
    — Paul put the skull back in its proper place, put back the coffin lid, and kicked dirt and rocks overtop.

词形变化

overtops present,singular,third-person overtopping participle,present overtopped participle,past overtopped past overtops plural

词源

词源 1
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.
词源 2
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.
词源 3
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.
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