tower over

verb towers over · towering over · towered over

1. transitive To be much taller or higher than something; to loom over. It is this stretch which provides what is perhaps the most staggering scenic prospect of all; the impression made on the mind by the overwhelming height of the Eiger, towering over the train, is almost impossible to describe.
2. figuratively, transitive To be much greater or more important than. There are three phyla of worms that, in terms of diversity and abundance, tower over the rest: the Roundworms (nematodes), the Annelids and the Flatworms.