overtop vs under

overtop

adv
  • Over the top. 

verb
  • To place too many toppings on. 

  • To be higher than; to rise over the top of. 

under

adv
  • So as to pass beneath something. 

  • Insufficiently. 

  • In or to a lower or subordinate position, or a position beneath or below something, physically or figuratively. 

  • In or into an unconscious state. 

adj
  • Insufficient or lacking in a particular respect. 

  • Lower; beneath something. 

  • Under anesthesia, especially general anesthesia; sedated. 

  • In a state of subordination, submission or defeat. 

prep
  • Using or adopting (a name, identity, etc.). 

  • Subordinate to; subject to the control of; in accordance with; in compliance with. 

  • Within the category, classification or heading of. 

  • Below the surface of. 

  • Less than. 

  • In the face of; in response to (some attacking force). 

  • In or at a lower level than; in the area covered or surmounted by. 

  • From one side of to the other, passing beneath. 

noun
  • The amount by which an actual total is less than the expected or required amount. 

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