kill vs overwhelm

overwhelm vs kill

kill is a noun but overwhelm is not a noun.

kill and overwhelm both are verbs.

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

As verbs, overwhelm is a hypernym of kill; that is, overwhelm is a word with a broader meaning than kill:

kill: overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
overwhelm: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

Other hypernyms of kill include overcome, overpower, overtake, sweep over, whelm.

kill (noun)	overwhelm (noun)
the act of terminating a life
the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal

kill (verb)	overwhelm (verb)
mark for deletion, rub off, or erase	charge someone with too many tasks
destroy a vitally essential quality of or in	overcome by superior force
cause to cease operating	cover completely or make imperceptible
tire out completely	overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
end or extinguish by forceful means
drink down entirely
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
cause the death of, without intention
deprive of life
hit with great force
hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
be the source of great pain for
thwart the passage of
be fatal

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