Overpower

  • 1OverPower — Designer(s) Michael Stern and Theodore Stern Publisher(s) Fleer Players 2 Age range 10+ Playing time Approx 60 min Random chance Some …

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  • 2Overpower — O ver*pow er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overpowered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overpowering}.] To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield by superior power; to vanquish; to subdue; as, the light overpowers the eyes. And overpower d that gallant few.… …

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  • 3Overpower — O ver*pow er, n. A dominating power. Bacon. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 4overpower — index beat (defeat), carry away, check (restrain), defeat, force (coerce), hijack …

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  • 5overpower — (v.) to overcome with superior power, 1590s, from OVER (Cf. over) + POWER (Cf. power) (v.). Related: Overpowered; overpowering …

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  • 6overpower — [v] beat; get the upper hand bear down, beat down, blank, blow away*, bulldoze*, bury, clobber, conquer, cream*, crush, defeat, drown, drub*, immobilize, knock out*, lay one out*, murder*, overcome, overthrow, overwhelm, prostrate, put away*,… …

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  • 7overpower — ► VERB 1) defeat with superior strength. 2) be too intense for. DERIVATIVES overpowering adjective …

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  • 8overpower — [ō΄vər pou′ər] vt. 1. to get the better of by superior power; make helpless; subdue; overwhelm 2. to supply with more power than is needed overpowering adj. overpoweringly adv …

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  • 9overpower — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)pa͟ʊə(r)[/t]] overpowers, overpowering, overpowered 1) VERB If you overpower someone, you manage to take hold of and keep hold of them, although they struggle a lot. [V n] It took ten guardsmen to overpower him... [V n] The rebels… …

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  • 10overpower — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈpaʊə(r)] / US [ˌoʊvərˈpaʊr] verb [transitive] Word forms overpower : present tense I/you/we/they overpower he/she/it overpowers present participle overpowering past tense overpowered past participle overpowered 1) to defeat someone… …

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