Word

overwhelm, v.
(overwhelmed, overwhelming, overwhelms)
freq. cnt. 2

charge someone with too many tasks
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

deluge flood out overwhelm

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something

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Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

deluge

semantic pointers

hypernym

saddle, charge, burden

overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

overcome overpower overtake overwhelm sweep over whelm

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

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Something ----s somebody

semantic pointers

hyponym

devastate seize, clutch, get hold of kill benight knock out stagger lock

hypernym

arouse, evoke, elicit, provoke, fire, raise, enkindle, kindle

overcome by superior force
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

overmaster overpower overwhelm

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent

semantic pointers

hypernym

beat, crush, beat out, vanquish, shell, trounce

hyponym

steamroller, steamroll

cover completely or make imperceptible
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

drown overwhelm submerge

sample sentences

"I was drowned in work"
"The noise drowned out her speech"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

also see

drown out

semantic pointers

hypernym

cover, spread over