SWEEP OVER Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the phrase sweep over. (close relations)
Definition of SWEEP OVER
Best Alternative Words for SWEEP OVER
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| overcome | verbv | |||||||
verb • win a victory over • get on top of; deal with successfully • overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli • overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome | ||||||||
| overwhelm | verbv | |||||||
verb • overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli • charge someone with too many tasks • cover completely or make imperceptible • overcome by superior force | ||||||||
| engulf | verbv | |||||||
verb • devote (oneself) fully to • flow over or cover completely | ||||||||
| flood | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land • an overwhelming number or amount • light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography • a large flow • the act of flooding; filling to overflowing • the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide) verb • fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid • cover with liquid, usually water • supply with an excess of • become filled to overflowing | ||||||||
| submerge | verbv | |||||||
verb • sink below the surface; go under or as if under water • cover completely or make imperceptible • put under water • fill or cover completely, usually with water | ||||||||
| overpower | verbv | |||||||
verb • overcome by superior force • overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli | ||||||||
| overtake | verbv | |||||||
verb • catch up with and possibly overtake • travel past • overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli | ||||||||
| whelm | verbv | |||||||
verb • overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli • to neither fail to meet nor exceed expectation | ||||||||
