All 3 Uses of
surmount
in
Bleak House
- Mr. Snagsby makes another bolt, as if the bit of bread and buffer were insurmountable "—at a rag and bottle shop."†
Chpt 10-12
- An air of haste and excitement pervades the party, and as the tall hat (surmounting Mr. Smallweed the younger) alights, Mr. Smallweed the elder pokes his head out of window and bawls to Mr. Guppy, "How de do, sir!†
Chpt 31-33 *
- So insurmountable, as you must well know, would be his objections.†
Chpt 43-45
Definition:
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(surmount) overcome (to successfully deal with an obstacle)