Meaning & Definition of Flood in English
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Flood
/fləd/
noun
1. The rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
- "Plains fertilized by annual inundations"
synonym:
- flood,
- inundation,
- deluge,
- alluvion
2. An overwhelming number or amount
- "A flood of requests"
- "A torrent of abuse"
synonym:
- flood,
- inundation,
- deluge,
- torrent
3. Light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam
- Used in photography
synonym:
- flood,
- floodlight,
- flood lamp,
- photoflood
4. A large flow
synonym:
- flood,
- overflow,
- outpouring
5. The act of flooding
- Filling to overflowing
synonym:
- flood,
- flowage
6. The occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)
- "A tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" -shakespeare
synonym:
- flood tide,
- flood,
- rising tide
verb
1. Fill quickly beyond capacity
- As with a liquid
- "The basement was inundated after the storm"
- "The images flooded his mind"
synonym:
- deluge,
- flood,
- inundate,
- swamp
2. Cover with liquid, usually water
- "The swollen river flooded the village"
- "The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes"
synonym:
- flood
3. Supply with an excess of
- "Flood the market with tennis shoes"
- "Glut the country with cheap imports from the orient"
synonym:
- flood,
- oversupply,
- glut
4. Become filled to overflowing
- "Our basement flooded during the heavy rains"
synonym:
- flood
Examples of using
Relief has been sent to the flood sufferers.
Many lives were lost in the flood.
Three people are missing after the flood.