- a road, pedestrian walkway, railroad, bridge, etc., crossing over some barrier, as another road or walkway.
- to pass over or traverse (a region, space, etc.): We had overpassed the frontier during the night.
- to pass beyond (specified limits, bounds, etc.); exceed; overstep; transgress: to overpass the bounds of good judgment.
- to get over (obstacles, difficulties, etc.); surmount: to overpass the early days of privation and uncertainty.
- to go beyond, exceed, or surpass: Greed had somehow overpassed humanitarianism.
- to pass through (time, experiences, etc.): to overpass one's apprenticeship.
- to overlook; ignore; disregard; omit: We could hardly overpass such grievous faults. The board overpassed him when promotions were awarded.
- another name for flyover (def. 1)
- to pass over, through, or across
- to exceed
- to get over
- to ignore