whelm

  • 121overwhelming — o|ver|whelm|ing [ˌəuvəˈwelmıŋ US ˌouvər ] adj 1.) having such a great effect on you that you feel confused and do not know how to react ▪ an overwhelming sense of guilt ▪ She felt an overwhelming desire to hit him. ▪ She found the city quite… …

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  • 122overwhelm — o|ver|whelm [ ,ouvər welm, ,ouvər hwelm ] verb transitive * 1. ) to affect someone s emotions in a very powerful way: We were overwhelmed by the sacrifices they had made. Her beauty completely overwhelmed him. a ) to surprise someone very much:… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 123overwhelming — o|ver|whelm|ing [ ,ouvər welmıŋ, ,ouvər hwelmıŋ ] adjective * 1. ) much larger, stronger, more important, etc. than anything else in a situation: overwhelming majority: An overwhelming majority voted against his proposal. overwhelming odds: The… …

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  • 124overwhelmingly — o|ver|whelm|ing|ly [ ,ouvər welmıŋli, ,ouvər hwelmıŋli ] adverb * used for emphasizing the amount or strength of something: Residents voted overwhelmingly in support of the plan. an overwhelmingly popular and successful government …

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  • 125piss all over (someone) — vb to thoroughly defeat, humiliate or over whelm. The image is taken from the lit eral behaviour of animals or humans ritually signalling victory …

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  • 126psych (someone) out — vb to unnerve, outmanoeuvre or over whelm. An Americanism which has spread to other areas, psych out origi nally meant to use psychology to gauge an opponent s weakness …

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  • 127overwhelm — o·ver·whelm || əʊvÉ™r hwelm / əʊvÉ™ wel v. overpower, defeat; master; crush; stagger; stun, daze; flood, engulf …

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  • 128overwhelmed — adj. overcome, stunned, shocked, inundated o·ver·whelm || əʊvÉ™r hwelm / əʊvÉ™ wel v. overpower, defeat; master; crush; stagger; stun, daze; flood, engulf …

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