# over the top

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Beyond normal, expected, or reasonable limits; outrageous.
2. Delivered across the Internet to a television or similar device.
3. Downward onto plants in the field, as contrasted with other routes of administration.

## Etymology
The adjectival form first appears c. 1935. See cite below. The adverbial form (in reference to World War I) first appears c. 1915.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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