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    [Verb]  | "over*top" | \ ˌō-vər-ˈtäp \


    1: to rise above the top of

    2: to be superior to

    3: surpass

    Origin: circa 1594 ;

    [Adjective]  | "over-the-top" | \ ˌō-vər-ṯẖə-ˈtäp \


    1: extremely or excessively flamboyant or outrageous

    Origin: 1980 ;

    [Noun]  | "top" | \ ˈtäp \


    1: the highest point, level, or part of something : summit, crown

    2: a garment worn on the upper body

    3: the head of a plant; especially : the aboveground part of a plant having edible roots

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German zopf tip, tuft of hair;

    [Noun]  | "top" 


    1: a commonly cylindrical or conoidal device that has a tapering point on which it is made to spin and that is used especially as a toy

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English;

    [Verb]  | "overtop" 


    1: to be greater, better, or stronger than;


      * e.g., " ... a manager whose arrogance was overtopped only by his ineptitude "



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    [Adjective]  | "over-the-top" 


    1: going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount;


      * e.g., " ... The writing was great, but some of the acting was over-the-top. "




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