"overwhelm" meaning in English

See overwhelm in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: overwhelm
  1. κατακλύζω, καλύπτω εντελώς, θάβω, πλημμυρίζω
    Sense id: el-overwhelm-en-verb-g1cPTS29
  2. συντρίβω, κατανικώ, τσακίζω
    Sense id: el-overwhelm-en-verb-6oUHVi7w
  3. παραφορτώνω κάποιον· κάνω κάποιον να τα χάσει (λ.χ. από ντροπή, χαρά κ.λπ.), τον σκλαβώνω (λ.χ. με εγκώμια)
    Sense id: el-overwhelm-en-verb-NiU7T6v2
  4. γίνομαι έξαλλος
    Sense id: el-overwhelm-en-verb-fnTz9dUa

Inflected forms

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "overwhelm"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "κατακλύζω, καλύπτω εντελώς, θάβω, πλημμυρίζω"
      ],
      "id": "el-overwhelm-en-verb-g1cPTS29"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "συντρίβω, κατανικώ, τσακίζω"
      ],
      "id": "el-overwhelm-en-verb-6oUHVi7w"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "παραφορτώνω κάποιον· κάνω κάποιον να τα χάσει (λ.χ. από ντροπή, χαρά κ.λπ.), τον σκλαβώνω (λ.χ. με εγκώμια)"
      ],
      "id": "el-overwhelm-en-verb-NiU7T6v2"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "γίνομαι έξαλλος"
      ],
      "id": "el-overwhelm-en-verb-fnTz9dUa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "overwhelm"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "overwhelm"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "κατακλύζω, καλύπτω εντελώς, θάβω, πλημμυρίζω"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "συντρίβω, κατανικώ, τσακίζω"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "παραφορτώνω κάποιον· κάνω κάποιον να τα χάσει (λ.χ. από ντροπή, χαρά κ.λπ.), τον σκλαβώνω (λ.χ. με εγκώμια)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "γίνομαι έξαλλος"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "overwhelm"
}

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