crush vs overwhelm

overwhelm vs crush

crush is a noun but overwhelm is not a noun.

crush and overwhelm both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crush	Yes	No	Yes	No
overwhelm	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, overwhelm is a hyponym of crush; that is, overwhelm is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crush:

crush: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
overwhelm: overcome by superior force

Other hyponyms of crush include outpoint, outscore, walk over, eliminate, mop up, pip, rack up, whip, worst, whomp, get the best, have the best, overcome, rout, spread-eagle, spreadeagle, get the jump, cheat, chicane, chouse, jockey, screw, shaft, exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass, get over, master, overcome, subdue, surmount, best, outdo, outflank, scoop, trump, outfight, overmaster, overpower, checkmate, mate, immobilise, immobilize, outplay, bat, clobber, cream, drub, lick, thrash.

crush (noun)	overwhelm (noun)
the act of crushing
temporary love of an adolescent
a dense crowd of people
leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated

crush (verb)	overwhelm (verb)
break into small pieces	charge someone with too many tasks
become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure	overcome by superior force
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict	cover completely or make imperceptible
make ineffective	overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
crush or bruise
humiliate or depress completely
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

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