whelm
vt . 压倒,淹没
vi . 淹没
压倒,淹没淹没
whelm v 1 :
overcome ,
as with emotions or perceptual stimuli [
synonym :
{
overwhelm }, {
overpower }, {
sweep over }, {
whelm },
{
overcome }, {
overtake }]
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 .
welben ,
Icel .
hvelfa to overturn ;
cf .
Gr . ?
bosom ,
a hollow ,
a gulf .]
[
1913 Webster ]
1 .
To cover with water or other fluid ;
to cover by immersion in something that envelops on all sides ;
to overwhelm ;
to ingulf .
[
1913 Webster ]
She is my prize ,
or ocean whelm them all ! --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
The whelming billow and the faithless oar . --
Gay .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Fig .:
To cover completely ,
as if with water ;
to immerse ;
to overcome ;
as ,
to whelm one in sorrows . "
The whelming weight of crime ." --
J .
H .
Newman .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
To throw (
something )
over a thing so as to cover it .
[
Obs .] --
Mortimer .
[
1913 Webster ]
73 Moby Thesaurus words for "
whelm ":
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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