Usually means: Overwhelm with a sudden impact.
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General (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. wash over: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. wash over: Merriam-Webster
  3. wash over: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. wash over: Collins English Dictionary
  5. wash over: Wiktionary
  6. wash over: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. wash over: Idioms

Tech (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary (No longer online)
  2. Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing eTool (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (wash over)

verb:  (transitive) To pass (one) unnoticed so that one is unaffected by it.
verb:  (transitive) To affect the emotions of (a person) suddenly and overwhelmingly.
verb:  (transitive) To surge over the banks, or other retaining structure.

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