"overlook" in the noun sense
1. overlook
a high place affording a good view
"overlook" in the verb sense
1. overlook
look past, fail to notice
2. look out on, look out over, overlook, look across
be oriented in a certain direction
"The house looks out on a tennis court"
"The apartment overlooks the Hudson"
3. neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap
leave undone or leave out
"How could I miss that typo?"
"The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
4. dominate, command, overlook, overtop
look down on
"The villa dominates the town"
5. overlook
watch over
"I am overlooking her work"
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