The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word OVERWHELM
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More clues leading to the result OVERWHELM
- Vanquish, having finished with commanding position
- Dazzle done with, wife having taken commanding position
- Finished with nautical steering in swamp
- . Get better of several deliveries with an edge, bagging 50
- Done with steering gear in swamp
- However unlikely, lame odds for defeat
- Swamp, however nasty, looked magical initially
- Finished warhead steering into swamp
- With controlling position following cricket deliveries hit for six
- Too much rudder admits first watch to master
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What does OVERWHELM mean?
OVERWHELM noun- The state or condition of being overwhelmed.
- To engulf, surge over and submerge.
- To overpower, crush.
- To overpower emotionally.
- To cause to surround, to cover.