1
[ verb ] catch up with and possibly overtake

Synonyms

catch_up_with catch

Examples

"The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp"

Used in print

(Alfred Wright, "A Duel Golfers Will Never Forget"...)

The lean and leathery Oklahoma amateur , who has been playing topnotch tournament golf for many years , refused to let the Masters jitters overtake him and closed the tournament with his second straight 69 .

(Clifford Irving, The Valley....)

There 's only one way they can get_out now and that 's through the Gap - if we ride hard we can take them '' .

Related terms

catch passing compete

2
[ verb ] travel past, as of a vehicle

Synonyms

pass overhaul

Examples

"The sports car passed all the trucks" "

Used in print

(S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)

Very peculiar retribution indeed seems to overtake such jokers .

Related terms

advance get_by clear passing

3
[ verb ] overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

Synonyms

overcome sweep_over overpower overwhelm whelm

Related terms

arouse seize stagger lock stagger kill knock_out benight devastate

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Rhymes with

undertake outtake take outtake uptake intake heartache steak stake beefsteak retake sweepstake retake partake mistake

Phonetic and Homophones

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Similar Spelling

overt ovrette overtaking overtax overture overtone overtire overtime overrate overdraw overawed overdraft overturned overdrive overdress overtop Overton overtly overeat overturn overdue overdressed Overturf

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