overswell
/ˌəʊvəˈswɛl/verb
1 [no object] And with object. To swell excessively.
2 [with object] Especially of a body of water: to swell so as to spill over or beyond (a bank, barrier, limit, etc.). Also occasionally without object. Now rare ( poetic in later use).
Origin
Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Image of Idlenesse. From over- + swell.
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