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| annihilate |
(informal) to defeat decisively; overwhelm. [1/3 definitions] |
| avalanche |
to inundate or overwhelm with a large amount of something. [1/4 definitions] |
| bowl over |
to overwhelm with surprise; astonish. [1/2 definitions] |
| deluge |
to overrun or overwhelm with a large quantity. [1/5 definitions] |
| descend |
to attack or overwhelm, as with superior numbers. [1/7 definitions] |
| din |
to overwhelm with a din. [1/4 definitions] |
| flood |
to fill, overfill, or overwhelm with an abundant flow of something. [1/8 definitions] |
| inundate |
to overspread or overwhelm as if with a flood of water; deluge. [1/2 definitions] |
| overbear |
to dominate or overwhelm; prevail over. [1/3 definitions] |
| overcome |
to emotionally overwhelm or render inarticulate. [1/5 definitions] |
| overpower |
to overwhelm (the senses or faculties of). [1/3 definitions] |
| ravish |
to overwhelm with emotion or sensation; enrapture. [1/3 definitions] |
| rout1 |
to overwhelm or utterly defeat. [1/5 definitions] |
| smother |
to overwhelm or stifle with care, affection, or the like. [1/8 definitions] |
| swallow1 |
to engulf as if to devour; envelop; overwhelm (usu. fol. by "up"). [1/8 definitions] |
| swamp |
to burden or overcome; overwhelm. [1/5 definitions] |
| sweep one off one's feet |
to overwhelm or conquer, esp. in courtship. |
| whelm |
to engulf, submerge, or overwhelm (esp. in poetry or literature). |
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