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flood

/ flood /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a large flow
Type of:
flow stream
Kinds of:
effusion
Derived:
overflow overrun well over run over brim over
verb Sense 2
become filled to overflowing
"Our basement flooded during the heavy rains"
Type of:
fill fill up
Derived:
flowage inundation deluge alluvion
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 3
cover with liquid, usually water
"The swollen river flooded the village"
"The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes"
Type of:
cover spread over
Kinds of:
flow inundate deluge submerge swamp
Derived:
inundation deluge alluvion
See also:
overwhelm deluge flood out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 4
an overwhelming number or amount
"a flood of requests"
"a torrent of abuse"
Type of:
batch deal flock
Derived:
overwhelm deluge flood out inundate swamp
noun Sense 5
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 deluge submerge swamp
noun Sense 6
the inward flow of the tide
"a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" -Shakespeare"
Type of:
flow flowing
Has parts:
flood tide rising tide
noun Sense 7
light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
Type of:
light light source
Has parts:
photographic equipment
Derived:
floodlight
noun Sense 8
the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
Type of:
filling
Derived:
flow deluge inundate swamp
verb Sense 9
supply with an excess of
"flood the market with tennis shoes"
"Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient"
Type of:
supply provide render
Derived:
glut oversupply surfeit inundation deluge
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
verb Sense 10
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:
inundation deluge torrent alluvion flowage
See also:
flood in
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody Adjective/Noun
Semantic Complexity
95%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
73
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

flow stream effusion fill fill up cover spread over inundate deluge submerge swamp batch