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Flood Definition
(n)
the
rising
of
a
body
of
water
and
its
overflowing
onto
normally
dry
land
; "
plains
fertilized
by
annual
inundations
"
(n)
an
overwhelming
number
or
amount
; "
a
flood
of
requests
"; "
a
torrent
of
abuse
"
(n)
light
that
is
a
source
of
artificial
illumination
having
a
broad
beam
;
used
in
photography
(n)
a
large
flow
(n)
the
act
of
flooding
;
filling
to
overflowing
(n)
the
inward
flow
of
the
tide
; "
a
tide
in
the
affairs
of
men
which
,
taken
at
the
flood
,
leads
on
to
fortune
" -
Shakespeare
(v)
fill
quickly
beyond
capacity
;
as
with
a
liquid
; "
the
basement
was
inundated
after
the
storm
"; "
The
images
flooded
his
mind
"
(v)
cover
with
liquid
,
usually
water
; "
The
swollen
river
flooded
the
village
"; "
The
broken
vein
had
flooded
blood
in
her
eyes
"
(v)
supply
with
an
excess
of
; "
flood
the
market
with
tennis
shoes
"; "
Glut
the
country
with
cheap
imports
from
the
Orient
"
(v)
become
filled
to
overflowing
; "
Our
basement
flooded
during
the
heavy
rains
"
Flood Synonyms
alluvion
deluge
flood
flood lamp
floodlight
flowage
glut
inundate
inundation
outpouring
overflow
oversupply
photoflood
swamp
torrent
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