flood

/flˈʌd/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
“plains fertilized by annual inundations”
an overwhelming number or amount
“a flood of requests”
light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
a large flow
the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide) -Shakespeare
“a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune”

verb

fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
“the basement was inundated after the storm”
cover with liquid, usually water
“The swollen river flooded the village”
supply with an excess of
“flood the market with tennis shoes”
become filled to overflowing
“Our basement flooded during the heavy rains”

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