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That has been overwhelmed; overcome, overpowered; submerged.
In predicative use: overwhelmed, crushed.
figurative and in figurative contexts: overwhelmed; damaged, impeded, or rendered useless by something.
With the respiration stopped or impeded; suffocated; with the free passage obstructed; clogged.