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Webster 1913 Edition

Overpass

Oˊver-pass′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Overpassed
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Overpassing
.]
[Cf.
Surpass
.]
1.
To go over or beyond; to cross;
as, to
overpass
a river; to
overpass
limits.
3.
To pass over; to omit; to overlook; to disregard.
All the beauties of the East
He slightly viewed and slightly
overpassed
.
Milton.
4.
To surpass; to excel.
[R.]
R. Browning.

Oˊver-pass′

,
Verb.
I.
To pass over, away, or off.

Webster 1828 Edition

Overpass

OVERP'ASS

,
Verb.
T.
1.
To cross; to go over.
2.
To overlook; to pass without regard.
3.
To omit, as in reckoning.
4.
To omit; not to receive or include.

Definition 2024

overpass

overpass

English

A 1905 overpass over a road in Lewin Kłodzki, Poland

Noun

overpass ‎(plural overpasses) (US)

  1. A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc.
    The homeless man had built a little shelter, complete with cook-stove, beneath a concrete overpass.

Synonyms

flyover (UK)

Antonyms

underpass (US&UK) subway (UK)

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Verb

overpass ‎(third-person singular simple present overpasses, present participle overpassing, simple past and past participle overpassed)

  1. To pass above something, as when flying or moving on a higher road.
    Gillian watched the overpassing shoppers on the second floor of the mall, as she relaxed in the bench on the ground floor.
  2. (transitive) To exceed, overstep, or transcend a limit, threshold, or goal.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Robert Browning to this entry?)
    Marshall was really overpassing his authority when he ordered the security guards to fire their tasers at the trespassers.
    The precocious student had really overpassed her peers, and was reading books written for children several years older.
  3. (transitive) To disregard, skip, or miss something.
    "Don't overpass those cheeses; they're really quite excellent!" gushed Terry, pointing to the buffet table.
    • Milton
      All the beauties of the East / He slightly viewed and slightly overpassed.

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