Overcome
Overcome verb - Get on top of; deal with successfully.
Usage example: He overcame his shyness
Shell and overcome are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shell" instead a verb "Overcome".
Nearby Word: overcoming
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The entirety of Nightmare from the Deep 2: The Siren's Call is spent trying to obtain twelve golden fish tokens needed to open Davy Jones' chest, which contains a conch shell that gives the title siren the power to overcome the villain and his artifact-controlled kraken.
Source: Mac Guffin / Video Games
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