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Sink :: Sink (v. i.) To be overwhelmed or depressed; to fall slowly, as so the ground, from weakness or from an overburden; to fail in strength; to decline; to decay; to decrease..

Amaze :: Amaze (v. t.) To confound, as by fear, wonder, extreme surprise; to overwhelm with wonder; to astound; to astonish greatly..

Eruption :: Eruption (n.) The act of breaking out or bursting forth; as: (a) A violent throwing out of flames, lava, etc., as from a volcano of a fissure in the earth's crust. (b) A sudden and overwhelming hostile movement of armed men from one country to another. Milton. (c) A violent commotion..

Quench :: Quench (v. t.) To extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an end of; -- said of flame and fire, of things burning, and figuratively of sensations and emotions; as, to quench flame; to quench a candle; to quench thirst, love, hate, etc..

Overwhelmed :: Overwhelmed (imp. & p. p.) of Overwhel.

Ingulf :: Ingulf (v. t.) To swallow up or overwhelm in, or as in, a gulf; to cast into a gulf. See Engulf..

Plunge :: Plunge (n.) Hence, a desperate hazard or act; a state of being submerged or overwhelmed with difficulties..

Demersion :: Demersion (n.) The state of being overwhelmed in water, or as if in water..

Overwhelm :: Overwhelm (v. t.) To cause to surround, to cover..

Break :: Break (v. i.) To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief; as, my heart is breaking..

Whelm :: Whelm (v. t.) To cover with water or other fluid; to cover by immersion in something that envelops on all sides; to overwhelm; to ingulf.

Indrench :: Indrench (v. t.) To overwhelm with water; to drench; to drown.

Deluge :: Deluge (v. t.) To overflow with water; to inundate; to overwhelm.

Crush :: Crush (v. t.) To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force down, as by an incumbent weight..

Nightmare :: Nightmare (n.) Hence, any overwhelming, oppressive, or stupefying influence..

Deluge :: Deluge (v. t.) To overwhelm, as with a deluge; to cover; to overspread; to overpower; to submerge; to destroy; as, the northern nations deluged the Roman empire with their armies; the land is deluged with woe..

Overlay :: Overlay (v. t.) To lay, or spread, something over or across; hence, to cover; to overwhelm; to press excessively upon..

Dismay :: Dismay (v. t.) Loss of courage and firmness through fear; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits; consternation.

Overpress :: Overpress (v. t.) To bear upon with irresistible force; to crush; to overwhelm.

Overwhelming :: Overwhelming (a.) Overpowering; irresistible.

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