Overview of verb overpower

The verb overpower has 2 senses

• overpower, overmaster, overwhelm -- (overcome by superior force)


• overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake -- (overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli)

Overview of adj overpowering

The adj overpowering has 1 sense

• overpowering, overwhelming -- (so strong as to be irresistible; "an overpowering need for solitude"; "the temptation to despair may become overwhelming"; "an overwhelming majority")