to overtop

Examples

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• "An overtopped dam can fail quickly as the water erodes the downstream side.

  Blog text (6)

• The floodwaters began to overtop the banks, causing widespread flooding in the area.

• "Riegelsberger Bridge was overtopped," Knopf wrote in an e-mail last week.

  Blog text (25)

• The Manhattan seawall was overtopped because it wasn't high enough.

  Blog text (25)

• The waters overtopped a levee and inundated the land for the first time since the embankment was strengthened 50 years ago.

  Academic text (1993)

• Just now, an Army Corps spokesman on the Weather Channel says the levee may have been overtopped near Braithewaite, and they may create a breach to relieve pressure.

  Blog text (8)

• As the heavy rain continued, the river threatened to overtop its banks and cover the nearby fields.

• The ocean waves began to overtop the protective barrier, prompting evacuations along the coast.

Synonyms

O

to overflow

vsto overtop

43 2.9

To flow over the edge when a container or space is too full

rises above a top edge specifically not just container spillage

W

to well over

vsto overtop

22 4.4

To rise and flow out like tears or strong feelings

means flowing above a top edge physically without emotional sense

O

to overspill

vsto overtop

• UK

1 4.9

To flow over the edge of a container or limit

is about rising above a top rather than general excess leaving a container

O

to overwash

vsto overtop

• Specialized

6.4

To flow over land or a barrier, covering it with water

flows or rises across a top edge rather than only as waves

O

to overbrim

vsto overtop

7.8

To be or make something so full that it spills over the edge

involves rising or passing a top, not just making a container too full

Antonyms

R

to retain

60 3.0

To hold something inside so it does not escape

How Far

overflow

21 3.2

to overtop

1 4.8

to spill over

16 4.2

to lap

5 4.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology