whelm

whelm
Synonyms and related words:
baptize, be prodigal with, blank, bulldoze, bury, cascade, cataract, clobber, cream, defeat utterly, deluge, dip, douse, drown, duck, dunk, engulf, float, flood, flood the market, flow on, immerge, immerse, inundate, knock over, merge, overbear, overbrim, overcome, overdose, overequip, overflow, overfurnish, overlavish, overpower, overprovender, overprovide, overprovision, overrun, oversell, overstock, oversupply, overwhelm, paste, plunge in water, pour on, pour out, pour over, prostrate, rain, run over, schmear, shellac, shut out, sink, skunk, slop, slosh, sluice, smear, snow under, souse, spill, spill out, spill over, steamroller, submerge, submerse, swamp, sweep, whitewash, whomp, whop

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  • Whelm — Whelm, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whelmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whelming}.] [OE. whelmen to turn over, akin to OE. whelven, AS. whelfan, hwylfan, in ?whylfan, ?whelfan, to overwhelm, cover over; akin to OS. bihwelbian, D. welven to arch, G. w[ o]lben, OHG …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • whelm — index overcome (overwhelm) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • whelm — c.1300, probably from a parallel form of O.E. hwielfan (W.Saxon), hwelfan (Mercian), in ahwelfan cover over; probably altered by association with O.E. helmian to cover (see HELMET (Cf. helmet)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • whelm — [hwelm, welm] vt. [ME welmen, whelmen: ? merging of OE hwelfan, to overwhelm, with helmian, to cover: see HELM1] 1. to submerge, cover, or engulf 2. to overpower or crush; overwhelm …   English World dictionary

  • whelm — over·whelm; over·whelm·ing·ness; whelm; un·der·whelm; over·whelm·ing·ly; …   English syllables

  • whelm — verb Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to turn (as a dish or vessel) upside down usually to cover something ; cover or engulf completely with usually disastrous effect 2. to overcome in thought or feeling ; overwhelm …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • whelm — /hwelm, welm/, v.t. 1. to submerge; engulf. 2. to overcome utterly; overwhelm: whelmed by misfortune. v.i. 3. to roll or surge over something, as in becoming submerged. [1250 1300; ME whelme, appar. b. dial. whelve (OE gehwelfan to bend over) and …   Universalium

  • whelm — verb /welm,ʍelm/ a) To cover with water; to submerge b) To overcome with emotion …   Wiktionary

  • whelm — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To flow over completely: deluge, drown, engulf, flood, flush, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, submerge. See FULL. 2. To affect as if by an outpouring of water: deluge, flood, inundate, overwhelm, swamp. See FULL …   English dictionary for students

  • whelm — hwelm /w v. flood, cover; deluge; pass over or roll over something so as to submerge it, drown; overwhelm, overcome, overpower …   English contemporary dictionary

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