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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A passage, roadway, or bridge that crosses above another roadway or thoroughfare.
  • transitive verb To pass over or across; traverse.
  • transitive verb To go beyond; surpass.
  • transitive verb To go over (a limit or boundary); transgress.
  • transitive verb To overlook or disregard.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To pass over; cross.
  • To pass by; pass by without notice or regard; omit to notice or include; overlook.
  • To pass through; pass; spend.
  • To surpass.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • intransitive verb To pass over, away, or off.
  • noun A road or other pathway which passes over another road, railroad, or other path.
  • transitive verb To go over or beyond; to cross
  • transitive verb To pass above; -- of roadways and other paths.
  • transitive verb To pass over; to omit; to overlook; to disregard.
  • transitive verb rare To surpass; to excel.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc.
  • verb To pass above something, as when flying or moving on a higher road.
  • verb transitive To exceed, overstep, or transcend a limit, threshold, or goal.
  • verb transitive To disregard, skip, or miss something.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels

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