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[ verb ] overcome by superior force

Used in print

(Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)

A band of robbers enters a railroad_station , overpowers and ties_up the telegraph_operator , holds_up the train and escapes .

Related terms

beat steamroller

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[ verb ] overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

Used in print

(High Fidelity, 11:10...)

The home listener is overpowered , all_right , but the experience is a far from pleasant one .

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