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submerge, submerse

v. put under water; "submerge your head completely"

submerge, submerse

v. sink below the surface; go under or as if under water

inundate, deluge, submerge

v. fill or cover completely, usually with water

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inundate, deluge, submerge

v. fill or cover completely, usually with water

overburden

v. burden with too much work or responsibility

overwhelm, deluge, flood out

v. charge someone with too many tasks

swamp, drench

v. drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged; "The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor"

swallow

v. engulf and destroy; "The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries"

lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down

v. move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"

drop

v. let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes"

drop

v. to fall vertically; "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets"

plunge

v. dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity; "She plunged at it eagerly"

dunk

v. make a dunk shot, in basketball; "He dunked the ball"

immerse, plunge

v. thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"

pull

v. operate when rowing a boat; "pull the oars"

forge, spurt, spirt

v. move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy

lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust

v. make a thrusting forward movement

rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it

v. move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

drown

v. kill by submerging in water; "He drowned the kittens"

overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake

v. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

deluge, flood, inundate, swamp

v. fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"

cover, spread over

v. form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave"

overwhelm, deluge, flood out

v. charge someone with too many tasks

submerge, submerse

v. put under water; "submerge your head completely"

overburden

v. burden with too much work or responsibility

besiege

v. harass, as with questions or requests; "The press photographers besieged the movie star"

swallow

v. engulf and destroy; "The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries"

drown out

v. make imperceptible; "The noise from the ice machine drowned out the music"

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