Overwhelm vs Overpass - What's the difference?
overwhelm | overpass |
To engulf, surge over and submerge.
To overpower, crush.
* Bible, Psalms lxxviii. 53
To overpower emotionally.
To cause to surround, to cover.
A section of a road or path that es over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc.
To pass above something, as when flying or moving on a higher road.
To exceed, overstep, or transcend a limit, threshold, or goal.
To disregard, skip, or miss something.
* Milton
As verbs the difference between overwhelm and overpass
is that overwhelm is to engulf, surge over and submerge while overpass is to pass above something, as when flying or moving on a higher road.As a noun overpass is
a section of a road or path that es over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc.overwhelm
English
Verb
- The dinghy was overwhelmed by the great wave.
- In December 1939 the Soviet Union attacked Finland with overwhelming force.
- The sea overwhelmed their enemies.
- He was overwhelmed with guilt.
- Joy overwhelmed her when she realized that she had won a million dollars.
- (Papin)
Derived terms
* overwhelmingSee also
* too many balls in the airoverpass
English
Noun
(es)- The homeless man had built a little shelter, complete with cook-stove, beneath a concrete overpass .
Synonyms
flyover (UK)Antonyms
underpass (US&UK) subway (UK)See also
* underpass * overbridgeVerb
(es)- Gillian watched the overpassing shoppers on the second floor of the mall, as she relaxed in the bench on the ground floor.
- (Robert Browning)
- Marshall was really overpassing his authority when he ordered the security guards to fire their tasers at the trespassers.
- The precocious student had really overpassed her peers, and was reading books written for children several years older.
- "Don't overpass those cheeses; they're really quite excellent!" gushed Terry, pointing to the buffet table.
- All the beauties of the East / He slightly viewed and slightly overpassed .