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单词 snow under
释义

snow under

verb

snowed under; snowing under; snows under

transitive verb

1
: to overwhelm especially in excess of capacity to absorb or deal with something
2
: to defeat by a large margin

Synonyms

  • annihilate
  • blow away
  • bomb
  • bury
  • clobber
  • cream
  • drub
  • dust
  • flatten
  • paste
  • rout
  • shellac
  • skin
  • skunk
  • smoke [slang]
  • smother
  • thrash
  • trim
  • tromp
  • trounce
  • wallop
  • wax [slang]
  • whip
  • whomp
  • whop
  • whap
  • whup
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Example Sentences

the challenger snowed the incumbent under in a big upset snowed under by the huge pile of paperwork

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1

snow under

verb

1
as in to blow away
to defeat by a large margin the challenger snowed the incumbent under in a big upset

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • blow away
  • bomb
  • overcome
  • master
  • bury
  • eat alive
  • dust
  • whip
  • top
  • run rings around
  • skin
  • upset
  • smoke
  • cream
  • beat
  • paste
  • annihilate
  • beat the pants off
  • trim
  • skunk
  • rout
  • smother
  • run circles around
  • wax
  • throw
  • flatten
  • shellac
  • drub
  • wallop
  • wipe the floor with
  • thrash
  • trounce
  • clobber
  • overwhelm
  • wipe the ground with
  • exceed
  • succeed
  • take
  • surpass
  • sweep
  • score
  • whomp
  • whop
  • whup
  • destroy
  • conquer
  • dispatch
  • best
  • tromp
  • worst
  • better
  • cap
  • knock over
  • whap
  • prevail (over)
  • crush
  • nose out
  • overthrow
  • lick
  • triumph (over)
  • overmatch
  • slaughter
  • finish
  • win (against)
  • eclipse
  • subdue
  • hurdle
  • subjugate
  • overbear
  • knock off
  • vanquish
  • transcend
  • surmount
  • excel
  • overtop
  • overpower
  • flourish
  • outdo
  • edge (out)
  • outshine
  • upend
  • outstrip
  • outdistance
  • ace (out)
  • break
  • pip
  • sink
  • outfight
  • do in
2
as in to overwhelm
to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress snowed under by the huge pile of paperwork

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • overwhelm
  • overcome
  • devastate
  • grind (down)
  • floor
  • crush
  • oppress
  • swamp
  • overmaster
  • rock
  • prostrate
  • overpower
  • whelm
  • disturb
  • defeat
  • drown
  • deluge
  • sink
  • upset
  • refute
  • distress
  • throw
  • shatter
  • confute
  • unman
  • stagger
  • demoralize
  • break
  • unnerve
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