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get hold of vs whelm

whelm vs get hold of

get hold of and whelm both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
get hold of No No Yes No
whelm No No Yes No
As verbs, whelm is a hypernym of get hold of; that is, whelm is a word with a broader meaning than get hold of:
  • get hold of: affect
  • whelm: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
Other hypernyms of get hold of include overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over.
get hold of (verb) whelm (verb)
affect overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
be in or establish communication with to neither fail to meet nor exceed expectation
get into one's hands, take physically
Difference between get hold of and whelm

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