1. To contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery; SYN. overbear.
2. To exert a force or cause a strain upon.
3. To exert full strength, as in baseball.
4. To pay special attention to.

1. To bear too much.
2. To overcome

(Irregular preterit, past participle: overcame, overcome).
To win a victory over; SYN. defeat.

Overpower, subdue

To overcome by superior force; SYN. overmaster, overwhelm.

1. To charge someone with too many tasks; SYN. deluge, flood out.
2. To overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli; SYN. overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake.