Defenition of the word overtake
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Defenition of the word overtake
- To travel past another road user.
- To catch up with and possibly overtake (e.g. cars in a race).
- catch up with and possibly overtake; "The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp"
- overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
- travel past, as of a vehicle; "The sports car passed all the trucks" "
- travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks"
- catch up with and possibly overtake
- travel past
Synonyms for the word overtake
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- assail
- catch
- catch up with
- engulf
- go beyond
- go past
- hit
- leave behind
- outdo
- overcome
- overhaul
- overpower
- overwhelm
- pass
- strike
- surpass
- sweep over
- take by surprise
- whelm
Similar words in the overtake
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- overtake
- overtaken
- overtakes
Hyponyms for the word overtake
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- benight
- clear
- clutch
- devastate
- get by
- get hold of
- kill
- knock out
- lock
- seize
- stagger
- top
Hypernyms for the word overtake
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- advance
- arouse
- elicit
- enkindle
- evoke
- fire
- go on
- kindle
- march on
- move on
- pass on
- progress
- provoke
- raise
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