| Main Entry: |
overpower |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
beat; get the upper hand |
Synonyms: |
bear down, beat down,
blank, blow away, bulldoze,
bury, clobber,
conquer,
cream*,
crush,
defeat,
drown, drub, immobilize, knock out, lay one out,
murder*,
overcome,
overthrow,
overwhelm,
prostrate, put away,
quell,
reduce, roll over, rout, shellack, shut off,
smash*,
subdue,
subjugate,
swamp*, take care of,
take out*, torpedo,
total*,
trash*, trounce,
vanquish,
waste*, wax, whelm
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Antonyms: |
surrender, yield
|
* = informal/non-formal usage
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