Definition of overwhelm

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

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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..
Overflow :: Overflow (v. t.) To flow over; to cover woth, or as with, water or other fluid; to spread over; to inundate; to overwhelm..
Break :: Break (v. i.) To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief; as, my heart is breaking..
Overwhelm :: Overwhelm (n.) The act of overwhelming.
Deluge :: Deluge (v. t.) To overflow with water; to inundate; to overwhelm.
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.
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..
Ingulf :: Ingulf (v. t.) To swallow up or overwhelm in, or as in, a gulf; to cast into a gulf. See Engulf..
Woe-begone :: Woe-begone (a.) Beset or overwhelmed with woe; immersed in grief or sorrow; woeful.
Overpress :: Overpress (v. t.) To bear upon with irresistible force; to crush; to overwhelm.
Overlay :: Overlay (v. t.) To lay, or spread, something over or across; hence, to cover; to overwhelm; to press excessively upon..
Flush :: Flush (v. t.) To cause to be full; to flood; to overflow; to overwhelm with water; as, to flush the meadows; to flood for the purpose of cleaning; as, to flush a sewer..
Indrench :: Indrench (v. t.) To overwhelm with water; to drench; to drown.
Amaze :: Amaze (v. t.) To confound, as by fear, wonder, extreme surprise; to overwhelm with wonder; to astound; to astonish greatly..
Nightmare :: Nightmare (n.) Hence, any overwhelming, oppressive, or stupefying influence..
Overwhelming :: Overwhelming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Overwhel.
Overwhelming :: Overwhelming (a.) Overpowering; irresistible.
Crushing :: Crushing (a.) That crushes; overwhelming.
Overwhelmed :: Overwhelmed (imp. & p. p.) of Overwhel.
Hell :: Hell (v. t.) To overwhelm.
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