overpass
noun
1 overpass
Bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels.
synonym: flyover.
Dutch: viaduct
verb
Roget 303:
transgress,
surpass,
pass;
go beyond,
go by;
show in front,
come to the front;
shoot ahead of;
steal a march upon,
steal a gain upon.
overstep,
overpass,
overreach,
overgo†,
override,
overleap,
overjump†,
overskip†,
overlap,
overshoot the mark;
outstrip,
outleap,
outjump,
outgo,
outstep†,
outrun,
outride,
outrival,
outdo;
beat,
beat hollow;
distance;
leave in the lurch,
leave in the rear;
throw into the shade;
exceed,
transcend,
surmount;
soar
etc.
(rise)
305.
encroach,
trespass,
infringe,
trench upon,
entrench on,
intrench on†;
strain;
stretch a point,
strain a point;
cross the Rubicon.
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Roget 33:
be superior
etc.
adj.;
exceed,
excel,
transcend;
outdo,
outbalance†,
outweigh,
outrank,
outrival,
out-Herod;
pass,
surpass,
get ahead of;
over-top,
override,
overpass,
overbalance,
overweigh,
overmatch;
top,
o'ertop,
cap,
beat,
cut out;
beat hollow;
outstrip
etc.
303;
eclipse,
throw into the shade,
take the shine out of,
outshine,
put one's nose out of joint;
have the upper hand,
have the whip hand of,
have the advantage;
turn the scale,
kick the beam;
play first fiddle
etc.
(importance)
642;
preponderate,
predominate,
prevail;
precede,
take precedence,
come first;
come to a head,
culminate;
beat all others,
etc.
bear the palm;
break the record;
take the cake [U.S.].
become larger,
render larger
etc.
(increase)
35,
(expand)
194.
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