overtake vs get by

overtake and get by both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
overtake	No	No	Yes	No
get by	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, get by is a hyponym of overtake; that is, get by is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than overtake:

Other hyponyms of overtake include clear, top.

overtake (verb)	get by (verb)
catch up with and possibly overtake	escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli	pass or move in front of
travel past	succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available