SkyfireDict

overtaking   (TTS Sound)

The noun overtaking has 1 sense

• passing, overtaking -- (going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it; "she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me")

The verb overtake has 3 senses

• overtake, catch, catch up with -- (catch up with and possibly overtake; "The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp")


• pass, overtake, overhaul -- (travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks")


• overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake -- (overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli)