- Overwhelmed
- Overwhelm O`ver*whelm", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overwhelmed}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Overwhelming}.]
[1913 Webster]
1. To cover over completely, as by a great wave; to overflow
and bury beneath; to ingulf; hence, figuratively, to
immerse and bear down; to overpower; to crush; to bury; to
oppress, etc., overpoweringly.
[1913 Webster]
The sea overwhelmed their enemies. --Ps. lxxviii. 53. [1913 Webster]
Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. --Ps. lv. 5. [1913 Webster]
Foul deeds will rise, Though all the earth o'erwhelm them. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Gaza yet stands; but all her sons are fallen, All in a moment overwhelmed and fallen. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
2. To project or impend over threateningly. [1913 Webster]
His louering brows o'erwhelming his fair sight. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
3. To cause to surround, to cover. --Papin. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
