| VERB | competition | overtake, catch, catch up with | catch up with and possibly overtake / overtake |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | overtake, pass, overhaul | travel past | |
| emotion | overtake, overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome | overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli |
| Sounds | ow'vertey.k | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ache ... wake / Wake: 58 rhymes with eyk... | |
| Meaning | catch up with and possibly overtake / overtake. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | catch, catch up with | |
| Entails | compete, vie, contend | compete for something |
| Similar to | catch | reach in time |
| Spanish | alcanzar | |
| Catalan | assolir | |
| Nouns | overtaking | going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it |
| Meaning | Travel past. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Model | These cars won't overtake | |
| Synonyms | pass, overhaul | |
| Narrower | clear, top | Pass by, over, or under without making contact |
| get by | Pass or move in front of | |
| Broader | advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on | Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense |
| Spanish | adelantar, alcanzar, pasar | |
| Nouns | overtaking | going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it |
| Meaning | Overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome | |
| Narrower | benight | overtake with darkness or night |
| devastate | overwhelm or overpower | |
| kill | overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration | |
| knock out | overwhelm with admiration | |
| lock | hold fast (in a certain state) | |
| seize, clutch, get hold of | affect | |
| stagger | astound or overwhelm, as with shock | |
| Broader | arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke | Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) |
| Spanish | abrumar, agobiar, apabullar, desbordar | |
| Catalan | aclaparar, desbordar, superar | |
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