Definition of overwhelm

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Overwhelm (v. t.) To project or impend over threateningly.

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Overwhelmed :: Overwhelmed (imp. & p. p.) of Overwhel.
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..
Overwhelm :: Overwhelm (v. t.) To cause to surround, to cover..
Overwhelming :: Overwhelming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Overwhel.
Amazement :: Amazement (n.) The condition of being amazed; bewilderment [Obs.]; overwhelming wonder, as from surprise, sudden fear, horror, or admiration..
Overwhelming :: Overwhelming (a.) Overpowering; irresistible.
Atlantean :: Atlantean (a.) Of or pertaining to the isle Atlantis, which the ancients allege was sunk, and overwhelmed by the ocean..
Demersion :: Demersion (n.) The state of being overwhelmed in water, or as if in water..
Dismay :: Dismay (v. t.) Loss of courage and firmness through fear; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits; consternation.
Crushing :: Crushing (a.) That crushes; overwhelming.
Nightmare :: Nightmare (n.) Hence, any overwhelming, oppressive, or stupefying influence..
Indrench :: Indrench (v. t.) To overwhelm with water; to drench; to drown.
Woe-begone :: Woe-begone (a.) Beset or overwhelmed with woe; immersed in grief or sorrow; woeful.
Hell :: Hell (v. t.) To overwhelm.
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..
Overlay :: Overlay (v. t.) To lay, or spread, something over or across; hence, to cover; to overwhelm; to press excessively upon..
Crush :: Crush (v. t.) To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force down, as by an incumbent weight..
Deluge :: Deluge (n.) Fig.: Anything which overwhelms, or causes great destruction..
Overpress :: Overpress (v. t.) To bear upon with irresistible force; to crush; to overwhelm.
Ingulf :: Ingulf (v. t.) To swallow up or overwhelm in, or as in, a gulf; to cast into a gulf. See Engulf..
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