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   Flood

   /fləd/

   

   noun

   • 1. an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land: "a flood barrier" Similar inundationswampingdelugetorrentoverflowflash floodfreshetdownpourcloudburstspate
   • ▪ the biblical flood brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of the human race (Gen. 6 ff.).
   • ▪ the inflow of the tide.
   • ▪ a river, stream, or sea. literary
   • 2. an outpouring of tears or emotion: "Rose burst into such a flood of tears and sobs as I had never seen" Similar outpouringtorrentrushstreamgushsurgecascadeflow
   • ▪ a very large quantity of people or things that appear or need to be dealt with: "a constant flood of callers" Similar successionseriesstringchainbarragevolleybatteryavalanchetorrentstreamtidespatestormshowercascadewaverushoutpouringOpposite trickle
   • 3. short for floodlight

   verb

   • 1. cover or submerge (a place or area) with water: "the dam burst, flooding a small town" Similar inundateswampdelugeimmersesubmergedrownengulf
   • ▪ become covered or submerged with water: "part of the vessel flooded"
   • ▪ drive someone out of their home or business with a flood: "most of the families who have been flooded out will receive compensation"
   • ▪ (of a river or sea) become swollen and overflow (its banks): "the river flooded its banks" Similar overflowburst its banksbrim overrun overrare:overbrimdisembogue
   • ▪ overfill the carburetor of (an engine) with fuel, causing the engine to fail to start.
   • 2. arrive in overwhelming amounts or quantities: "sunlight flooded in at the windows" Similar pourstreamsurgeswarmpilecrowdthrongOpposite trickle
   • ▪ completely fill or suffuse: "she flooded the room with light"
   • ▪ overwhelm or swamp with large amounts or quantities: "our switchboard was flooded with calls" Similar glutswampsaturateoversupplyoverfilloverloadoverwhelm

   Word Origin Old Englishflōd, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vloed and German Flut, also to flow.

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