The homeless man had built a little shelter, complete with cook-stove, beneath a concrete overpass.
Gillian watched the overpassing shoppers on the second floor of the mall, as she relaxed in the bench on the ground floor.
Marshall was really overpassing his authority when he ordered the security guards to fire their tasers at the trespassers.
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Overpass — O ver*pass , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overpassed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overpassing}.] [Cf. {Surpass}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To go over or beyond; to cross; as, to overpass a river; to overpass limits. [1913 Webster] 2. To pass above; of roadways and other… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overpass — o ver*pass , n. A road or other pathway which passes over another road, railroad, or other path; as, he stopped on the street under the railroad overpass. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Overpass — O ver*pass , v. i. To pass over, away, or off. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overpass — index overstep, surmount, transcend Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
overpass — (n.) stretch of road that passes over another, 1929, American English, from OVER (Cf. over) + PASS (Cf. pass) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
overpass — ► NOUN ▪ a bridge by which a road or railway line passes over another … English terms dictionary
overpass — [ō′vər pas΄; ] for v. [ ō΄vər pas′] n. ☆ a bridge or other passageway over a road, railway, etc. vt. Now Rare 1. to pass over, across, or through 2. to surpass; outdo 3. to overlook; ignore … English World dictionary
Overpass — 7 various overpasses in Spain near Barcelona … Wikipedia
overpass — n. /oh veuhr pas , pahs /; v. /oh veuhr pas , pahs /, n., v., overpassed or overpast, overpassing. n. 1. a road, pedestrian walkway, railroad, bridge, etc., crossing over some barrier, as another road or walkway. v.t. 2. to pass over or traverse… … Universalium
overpass — n. (esp. AE) an overpass over (an overpass over a road) (BE has flyover) * * * [ˌəʊvə pɑːs] (esp. AE) an overpass over (BE has flyover; an overpass over a road) … Combinatory dictionary
overpass — flyover flyover n. 1. the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels; called in the United States an {overpass}; as, an overpass is called a flyover or a flypast in England. [Brit.] Syn: overpass, flypast. [WordNet 1.5] 2. a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
