overwhelm vs lock

lock vs overwhelm

overwhelm is not a noun while lock is a noun.

overwhelm and lock both are verbs.

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

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

overwhelm: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
lock: hold fast (in a certain state)

Other hyponyms of overwhelm include devastate, clutch, get hold of, seize, kill, benight, knock out, stagger.

overwhelm (noun)	lock (noun)
	any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
	a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
	a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
	enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it
	a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
	a strand or cluster of hair

overwhelm (verb)	lock (verb)
charge someone with too many tasks	become rigid or immoveable
overcome by superior force	fasten with a lock
cover completely or make imperceptible	keep engaged
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli	place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
	become engaged or intermeshed with one another
	hold in a locking position
	build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels
	hold fast (in a certain state)
	pass by means through a lock in a waterway

Difference between overwhelm and lock

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