The difference between Overwhelm and Swallow

When used as nouns, overwhelm means the state or condition of being overwhelmed, whereas swallow means a deep chasm or abyss in the earth.

When used as verbs, overwhelm means to engulf, surge over and submerge, whereas swallow means to cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach.

check bellow for the other definitions of Overwhelm and Swallow

  1. Overwhelm as a verb:

    To engulf, surge over and submerge.

    Examples:

    "The dinghy was overwhelmed by the great wave."

  2. Overwhelm as a verb:

    To overpower, crush.

    Examples:

    "In December 1939 the Soviet Union attacked Finland with overwhelming force."

  3. Overwhelm as a verb:

    To overpower emotionally.

    Examples:

    "He was overwhelmed with guilt."

    "Joy overwhelmed her when she realized that she had won a million dollars."

  4. Overwhelm as a verb:

    To cause to surround, to cover.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Papin"

  1. Overwhelm as a noun:

    The state or condition of being overwhelmed.

  1. Swallow as a verb (transitive):

    To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat.

  2. Swallow as a verb (transitive):

    To take (something) in so that it disappears; to consume, absorb.

  3. Swallow as a verb (intransitive):

    To take food down into the stomach; to make the muscular contractions of the oesophagus to achieve this, often taken as a sign of nervousness or strong emotion.

    Examples:

    "My throat was so sore that I was unable to swallow."

  4. Swallow as a verb (transitive):

    To accept easily or without questions; to believe, accept.

  5. Swallow as a verb:

    To engross; to appropriate; usually with up.

  6. Swallow as a verb:

    To retract; to recant.

    Examples:

    "to swallow one's opinions"

  7. Swallow as a verb:

    To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation.

    Examples:

    "to swallow an affront or insult"

  1. Swallow as a noun (archaic):

    A deep chasm or abyss in the earth.

  2. Swallow as a noun:

    The amount swallowed in one gulp; the act of swallowing.

    Examples:

    "He took the aspirin with a single swallow of water."

  3. Swallow as a noun (Nigeria):

    Any of various carbohydrate-based dishes that are swallowed without much chewing.

  1. Swallow as a noun:

    A small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family with long, pointed, moon-shaped wings and a forked tail which feeds on the wing by catching insects.

  2. Swallow as a noun (nautical):

    The aperture in a block through which the rope reeves.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Ham. Nav. Encyc"

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