overwhelm
overwhelm is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. Ps. lv.
- 2.Foul deeds will rise, Though all the earth o'erwhelm them. Shak. Gaza yet stands; but all her sons are fallen, All in a moment overwhelmed and fallen. Milton.
- 3.To project or impend over threateningly. His louering brows o'erwhelming his fair sight. Shak.
- 4.To cause to surround, to cover. Papin.
- 5., n. The act of overwhelming. [R.]
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. Ps. lv called?
- What is foul deeds will rise, Though all the earth o'erwhelm them. Shak. Gaza yet stands; but all her sons are fallen, All in a moment overwhelmed and fallen. Milton called?
- What is to project or impend over threateningly. His louering brows o'erwhelming his fair sight. Shak called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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