overwhelm
21overwhelm — verb 1》 bury or drown beneath a huge mass. ↘give too much of something to: they were overwhelmed by letters. 2》 have a strong emotional effect on. 3》 defeat completely; overpower. Derivatives overwhelming adjective overwhelmingly adverb… …
22overwhelm — v. a. 1. Overflow, spread over and cover, swallow up, whelm, submerge, sink, drown. 2. Overbear, overpower, overcome, subdue, vanquish, conquer, defeat …
23overwhelm — verb (T) 1 EMOTION if someone is overwhelmed by an emotion, they feel it so strongly that they cannot think clearly: He was suddenly overwhelmed by a strong feeling of his insignificance. | Grief overwhelmed me. 2 SUPRISE SB to surprise someone… …
24overwhelm — v 1. overpower, destroy, crush, route, discomfit, overthrow, overbear, worst, ruin, extirpate, annihilate; override, subdue, suppress, quash, quell, subjugate, master, overmaster, vanquish, conquer, triumph over, defeat, beat, overburden,… …
25overwhelm — over·whelm …
26overwhelm — verb 1) Spain overwhelmed Russia in the hockey Syn: defeat heavily, trounce, rout, beat hollow, conquer, be victorious over, crush; informal thrash, lick, wipe the floor with 2) she was overwhelmed by a sense of tragedy Syn …
27overwhelm — [ˌəʊvəˈwelm] verb [T] 1) to affect someone s emotions in a very powerful way Her beauty completely overwhelmed him.[/ex] 2) to be too much for someone or something to deal with In June the town is overwhelmed by tourists.[/ex] …
28overwhelm — o•ver•whelm [[t]ˌoʊ vərˈ(h)wɛlm, ˈwɛlm[/t]] v. t. 1) to overpower in mind or feeling: overwhelmed by remorse[/ex] 2) to overpower with superior force or numbers 3) to cover or bury beneath a mass of something 4) to burden excessively • Etymology …
29overwhelm — /oʊvəˈwɛlm / (say ohvuh welm) verb (t) 1. to come, rest, or weigh upon overpoweringly; crush. 2. to vanquish, defeat, especially by force of numbers. 3. to load, heap, treat or address with an overpowering or excessive amount of anything. 4. to… …
30overwhelm — Po ipū, popo i, uhi, lalawe, luma i, holomoku, holomokuna. ♦ Suffering of love is overwhelming, here in my heart (PH 178), o ka eha a ke aloha ke lalawe nei, eia lā i loko, i ku u manawa …
