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snowed under
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | encumber, strain |
| Synonyms: | afflict, bear down on, bother, crush, cumber, depress, dish it out, dish out, dump on, encumber, give it to, hamper, handicap, hinder, impede, lade, load, make heavy, obligate, oppress, overcharge, overload, overwhelm, pile, press, saddle with, snow under, snow*, stick it to, strain, tax, trouble, try, vex, weigh down, worry |
| Antonyms: | aid, help, relieve |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | quash |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | destroy, defeat |
| Synonyms: | annihilate, beat, crush, extinguish, extirpate, overcome, overthrow, put down, quell, quench, repress, scrunch, snow under, squash, squish, subdue, suppress, trash |
| Notes: | quash means to crush or to subdue or to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely, while squash means to compress, crush, or squeeze |
| Antonyms: | aid, assist, help, rebuild |
| Main Entry: | lade |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | charge |
| Synonyms: | afflict, bear down on, bother, burden, crush, cumber, depress, dish it out, dish out, dump on, encumber, freight, give it to, hamper, handicap, hinder, impede, load, make heavy, obligate, oppress, overcharge, overload, overwhelm, pile, press, saddle, saddle with, snow under, snow*, stick it to, strain, tax, trouble, try, vex, weigh down, weight, worry |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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