Meanings
adjectivesnowed under (comparative more snowed under, superlative most snowed under)
comparative more snowed under · superlative most snowed under
- idiomaticHaving a lot of things to do, usually work-related; tied up.
We are completely snowed under at work because it is the end of the tax year.
1 more example
GCN's Features Dept is getting snowed under. Spring's coming Help dig us out. Typing, research, editing, filing, lay-out: all sorts of tasks for all sorts of people.
1985 April 13, “Help”, in Gay Community News, page 14
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of snow under
Translations
Catalan de bòlit
- de bòlithaving a lot of things to do
Chinese Mandarin 忙得不可開交 /忙得不可开交
- 忙得不可開交 /忙得不可开交 (máng de bùkěkāijiāo)having a lot of things to do
Finnish tukossa
- tukossahaving a lot of things to do
French débordé
- débordéhaving a lot of things to do
Māori kei raro e putu ana
- kei raro e putu anahaving a lot of things to do
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APA
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MLA
“snowed under.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snowed%20under. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snowed under,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snowed%20under.
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