turn from an upright or normal position
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
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overturn |
tip over |
tump over |
turn over |
sample sentences
"The big vase overturned""The canoe tumped over"
verb frames
Something ----sThese cars won't %s
verb frames
Something ----sverb frames
Something ----sThese cars won't %s
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Something ----s
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hyponym
hypernym
verb group
rule against
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override |
overrule |
overthrow |
overturn |
reverse |
sample sentences
"The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
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bowl over |
knock over |
overturn |
tip over |
tump over |
turn over |
upset |
sample sentences
"The cat knocked over the flower vase""the clumsy customer turned over the vase"
"he tumped over his beer"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
These cars won't %s
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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hypernym
verb group
cause
sample sentences
"E-mail revolutionized communication in academe"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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cancel officially
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annul |
countermand |
lift |
overturn |
repeal |
rescind |
reverse |
revoke |
vacate |
sample sentences
"He revoked the ban on smoking""lift an embargo"
"vacate a death sentence"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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lexical pointers
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cause the downfall of; of rulers
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bring down |
overthrow |
overturn |
subvert |
sample sentences
"The Czar was overthrown""subvert the ruling class"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
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Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
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Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
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having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
overturned |
upset |
upturned |
sample sentences
"an overturned car""the upset pitcher of milk"
"sat on an upturned bucket"
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similar to
exploitation to the point of diminishing returns
<noun.act>
<noun.act>
overexploitation |
overuse |
overutilisation |
overutilization |
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lexical pointers
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hypernym
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
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hypernym
exploitation to the point of diminishing returns
<noun.act>
<noun.act>
overexploitation |
overuse |
overutilisation |
overutilization |
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lexical pointers
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hypernym
exploitation to the point of diminishing returns
<noun.act>
<noun.act>
overexploitation |
overuse |
overutilisation |
overutilization |
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lexical pointers
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hypernym
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an appraisal that is too high
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
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overappraisal |
overestimate |
overestimation |
overvaluation |
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lexical pointers
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hypernym
sample sentences
"You are overestimating the value of your old car"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
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antonym
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hypernym
sample sentences
"the treasurer gave a brief overview of the financial consequences"
semantic pointers
hypernym
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
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hypernym
sample sentences
"had a witty but overweening manner""no idea how overweening he would be"- S.V.Benet
"getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down"- NY Times
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similar to
unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
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excessive |
extravagant |
exuberant |
overweening |
sample sentences
"extravagant praise""exuberant compliments"
"overweening ambition"
"overweening greed"
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lexical pointers
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similar to
usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
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fleshy |
heavy |
overweight |
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similar to
the property of excessive fatness
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
adiposis |
corpulence |
overweight |
stoutness |
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hypernym
charge someone with too many tasks
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
deluge |
flood out |
overwhelm |
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomebody ----s somebody with something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomebody ----s somebody with something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomebody ----s somebody with something
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overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
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overcome |
overpower |
overtake |
overwhelm |
sweep over |
whelm |
verb frames
Something ----s somebodyverb frames
Something ----s somebodyverb frames
Something ----s somebodyverb frames
Something ----s somebodyverb frames
Something ----s somebodyverb frames
Something ----s somebody
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hyponym
hypernym
overcome by superior force
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
overmaster |
overpower |
overwhelm |
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent
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hypernym
hyponym
cover completely or make imperceptible
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
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drown |
overwhelm |
submerge |
sample sentences
"I was drowned in work""The noise drowned out her speech"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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also see
semantic pointers
hypernym
sample sentences
"an overpowering need for solitude""the temptation to despair may become overwhelming"
"an overwhelming majority"
semantic pointers
similar to
sample sentences
"politics is his consuming passion""overwhelming joy"
semantic pointers
similar to
incapable of being resisted
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
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irresistibly |
overpoweringly |
overwhelmingly |
sample sentences
"the candy looked overwhelmingly desirable to the dieting man"
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derived from/pertains to
lexical pointers
derived from/pertains to
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derived from/pertains to
sample sentences
"We wintered on the Riviera""Shackleton's men overwintered on Elephant Island"
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
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semantic pointers
hypernym
sample sentences
"he became ill from overwork"
lexical pointers
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lexical pointers
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hypernym
sample sentences
"This play has been overworked"verb frames
Somebody ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym
sample sentences
"he is exploiting the students"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
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lexical pointers
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sample sentences
"he became ill from overwork"
lexical pointers
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semantic pointers
hypernym
write new data on top of existing data and thus erase the previously existing data
<verb.communication>
<verb.communication>
overwrite |
sample sentences
"overwrite that file"verb frames
Somebody ----s something
deeply agitated especially from emotion
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
distraught |
overwrought |
marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea
<adj.all>
<adj.all>
fanatic |
fanatical |
overzealous |
rabid |
either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus
<noun.body>
<noun.body>
Fallopian tube |
oviduct |
uterine tube |
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hypernym
part holonym
rounded like an egg
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
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egg-shaped |
elliptic |
elliptical |
oval |
oval-shaped |
ovate |
oviform |
ovoid |
prolate |
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derived from/pertains to
lexical pointers
antonym
egg-laying tubular structure at the end of the abdomen in many female insects and some fishes
<noun.animal>
<noun.animal>
ovipositor |
semantic pointers
hypernym