overpower
part of speech
verb (overpower, overpowers, overpowered, overpowering)
meaning for a pupil
1) To beat someone by being stronger, so they cannot fight back. tree →
2) (of a feeling, smell or taste) To be so strong that it takes over: "The smell overpowered us." tree →
3) (overpowering, adjective) Very strong, too strong. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories, guards overpower a thief or a hero overpowers a monster. In cooking, a strong flavour like garlic can overpower the others. In everyday life an overpowering smell is too strong to bear. In games "overpowered" (slang "OP") means a character or item is too strong to be fair.
examples
- The guards overpowered the robber and took the bag. tree →
- The smell of fish overpowered the whole kitchen. tree →
- Too much chilli will overpower the taste of the soup. tree →
- She was overpowered by sleepiness and dropped her book. tree →
- The perfume in the shop was overpowering. tree →
- That sword is so overpowered that the game is too easy (slang: it's OP). tree →
- How close the air felt in that room; the heat overpowered him. tree →
note
Regular verb: overpowered, overpowering. In gamer slang "OP" stands for "overpowered". Not the same as "empower" (to give someone power).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «overpower» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.