snow under

verb

snowed under; snowing under; snows under

transitive verb

1
: to overwhelm especially in excess of capacity to absorb or deal with something
2
: to defeat by a large margin

Examples of snow under in a Sentence

the challenger snowed the incumbent under in a big upset snowed under by the huge pile of paperwork

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of snow under was in 1880

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“Snow under.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snow%20under. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

snow under

verb
1
: to overwhelm especially beyond the ability to absorb or deal with something
2
: to defeat by a large amount
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