overswell
English
/əʊvəˈswɛl/, /ˌoʊvɚˈswɛl/, /ˈəʊvəswɛl/, /ˈoʊvɚˌswɛl/
verb
Definitions
- (ambitransitive) To swell or rise above (something, especially the rim of a container, the sides of something hollow, etc.).
- (ambitransitive) To cause (something) to be too swollen or large; to become too swollen or large.
Etymology
Prefix from English swell.
Origin
English
swell
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- groundswell English
- outswell English
- preswell English
- reswell English
- swell English
- swellability English
- swellable English
- swelldom English
- sweller English
- swellest English
- swelleth English
- swellfish English
- swellhead English
- swellish English
- swellness English
- swellshark English
- swelltoad English
- swelly English
- underswell English
- unswell English
- upswell English
- schwellen German
- swell Portuguese
- swellen Middle English