Overcome
Overcome verb - To achieve a victory over.
Spring and overcome are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spring" instead a verb "Overcome".
Nearby Word: overcoming
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| opponents | overcome opponents | spring opponents |
Both words in one sentence
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The player must overcome various puzzles, including the branding of a bull and catapulting into the air via a conveniently left spring board and a dazed Garcia guard!
Source: Video Game / Zorro (1985) -
The first town is Sloth, interesting in that it hits BOTH definitions; the villagers are almost all too overcome with despair to do anything about their situation, and anyone who actually seeks out the cave that leads back to the real world has to pass through a supernaturally relaxing spring/swamp.
Source: Seven Deadly Sins -
Healing Spring: What Methos drags Duncan into at the end of 'Deliverance' so he can battle his bad side and overcome the Dark Quickening.
Source: Series / Highlander
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