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deluge

/ deluge /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
"the basement was inundated after the storm"
"The images flooded his mind"
Type of:
fill fill up make full
Derived:
flood inundation torrent alluvion flowage
See also:
flood in
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody Adjective/Noun
verb Sense 2
fill or cover completely, usually with water
Type of:
flood
Derived:
submergence submerging submersion immersion flood
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
charge someone with too many tasks
Type of:
charge saddle burden
Derived:
flood inundation torrent
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
noun Sense 4
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
"plains fertilized by annual inundations"
Type of:
geological phenomenon
Kinds of:
debacle flash flood flashflood
Derived:
inundate submerge flood swamp
noun Sense 5
a heavy rain
Type of:
rain rainfall
Derived:
drench douse dowse soak sop
noun Sense 6
an overwhelming number or amount
"a flood of requests"
"a torrent of abuse"
Type of:
batch deal flock
Derived:
overwhelm flood out flood inundate swamp
Semantic Complexity
66%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
44
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

fill fill up make full flood charge saddle burden geological phenomenon debacle flash flood flashflood rain