flood

floods flooded flooding
Noun
1. the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations"
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2. an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse"
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3. light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
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4. a large flow
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5. the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
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6. the inward flow of the tide; "a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" -Shakespeare
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Verb
1. fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"
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2. cover with liquid, usually water; "The swollen river flooded the village"; "The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes"
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3. supply with an excess of; "flood the market with tennis shoes"; "Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient"
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4. become filled to overflowing; "Our basement flooded during the heavy rains"
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