overswell
To swell or rise aboveTo swell or rise above (something, especially the rim of a container, the sides of something hollow, etc.).
Meaning
2 senses(ambitransitive)To swell or rise above (something, especially the rim of a container, the sides of something hollow, etc.).
In some years the river overswells its banks, causing widespread flooding.
1768, Ignatius Sancho, letter to Mr. M—, in Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, London: J. Nichols, 3rd edition, 1784, p. 13, […] the heart gratefully throbbing—overswelled with thankful sensations
(ambitransitive)To cause (something) to be too swollen or large; to become too swollen or large.
Origin
From over- + swell.From over- + swell.
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Forms
overswells, overswelling, overswelled, overswelled| Base form | overswell · to overswell |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | overswells |
| Present participle | overswelling |
| Past simple | overswelled |
| Past participle | overswelled |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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