Dictionary entry details
• SURMOUNT (verb)
Meaning:
Get on top of; deal with successfully
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
surmount; master; overcome; subdue; get over
Context example:
He overcame his shyness
Hypernyms (to "surmount" is one way to...):
defeat; get the better of; overcome (win a victory over)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "surmount"):
bulldog (throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Be on top of
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context example:
The scarf surmounted the gown
Hypernyms (to "surmount" is one way to...):
head (be in the front of or on top of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "surmount"):
pinnacle (surmount with a pinnacle)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Reach the highest point of
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
surmount; scale
Context example:
We scaled the Mont Blanc
Hypernyms (to "surmount" is one way to...):
arrive at; attain; gain; hit; make; reach (reach a destination, either real or abstract)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Be or do something to a greater degree
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
outstrip; outdo; outgo; outmatch; outperform; surpass; exceed; surmount
Context examples:
her performance surpasses that of any other student I know / She outdoes all other athletes / This exceeds all my expectations / This car outperforms all others in its class
Hypernyms (to "surmount" is one way to...):
beat; beat out; crush; shell; trounce; vanquish (come out better in a competition, race, or conflict)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "surmount"):
beat; circumvent; outfox; outsmart; outwit; overreach (beat through cleverness and wit)
outrange (have a greater range than (another gun))
outweigh (be heavier than)
outbrave (be braver than)
out-herod (surpass someone in cruelty or evil)
outfox (outdo someone in trickery)
shame (surpass or beat by a wide margin)
outmarch (march longer distances and for a longer time than)
outwear (last longer than others)
outshine (attract more attention and praise than others)
better; break (surpass in excellence)
outgrow (grow faster than)
outcry; outshout (shout louder than)
outroar (roar louder than)
outsail (sail faster or better than)
outdraw (draw a gun faster, or best someone in a gunfight)
outsell (sell more than others)
outsell (be sold more often than other, similar products)
outpace (surpass in speed)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
