OVERSWELL

Etymology

Verb

overswell (third-person singular simple present overswells, present participle overswelling, simple past and past participle overswelled)

(ambitransitive) To swell or rise above (something, especially the rim of a container, the sides of something hollow, etc.).

Synonyms: overflow, spill over

(ambitransitive) To cause (something) to be too swollen or large; to become too swollen or large.

Noun

overswell (plural overswells)

An excessive or sudden increase or flood (of something).

Synonym: surge

Anagrams

• overwells

Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*swell", v. t. & i.

Definition: To swell or rise above; to overflow. [R.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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