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OVERPASS
overpass, flyover
(noun) bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
overpass (plural overpasses) (US)
A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc.
Synonyms
• flyover (UK)
Antonyms
underpass (US&UK)
subway (UK)
Verb
overpass (third-person singular simple present overpasses, present participle overpassing, simple past and past participle overpassed)
To pass above something, as when flying or moving on a higher road.
(transitive) To exceed, overstep, or transcend a limit, threshold, or goal.
(transitive) To disregard, skip, or miss something.
Synonyms
• (to pass above): pass over, transpass
• (to exceed a limit): overgo, surpass, transgress; see also transcend
• (to disregard): misregard, miss, overlook, take no notice of; see also ignore or fail to notice
Anagrams
• Passover, pass over
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*pass", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overpassed; p. pr. & vb. n. Overpassing.] Etym: [Cf. Surpass.]
1. To go over or beyond; to cross; as, to overpass a river; to overpass limits.
2. To pass over; to omit; to overlook; to disregard. All the beauties of the East He slightly viewed and slightly overpassed. Milton.
3. To surpass; to excel. [R.] R. Browning.
O`ver*pass", v. i.
Definition: To pass over, away, or off.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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