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English to English noun 1. The act of overwhelming.  source: webster1913
verb 2. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli  source: wordnet30
3. charge someone with too many tasks  source: wordnet30
4. cover completely or make imperceptible  I was drowned in work|The noise drowned out her speech source: wordnet30
5. overcome by superior force  source: wordnet30
6. 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.  source: webster1913
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