OVERPASS

overpass, flyover

(noun) bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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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

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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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