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Thesaurus: overpass

To go over or beyond; to cross; as, to overpass a river; to overpass limits.

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  1. v. t. To go over or beyond; to cross; as, to overpass a river; to overpass limits.
  2. v. t. To pass over; to omit; to overlook; to disregard.
  3. v. t. To surpass; to excel.
  4. v. i. To pass over, away, or off.
  5. n. bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels
  6. 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. To pass over, away, or off.
  7. v:7/n:93 n. bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels