1. (noun) flood, inundation, deluge, torrent
an overwhelming number or amount
Synonyms: waterspout, pelter, soaker, deluge, floodlight, cloudburst, rising tide, overflow, violent stream, flood, downpour, alluvion, flowage, inundation, flood tide, flood lamp, photoflood, outpouring, torrent
2. (noun) downpour, cloudburst, deluge, waterspout, torrent, pelter, soaker
a heavy rain
Synonyms: waterspout, pelter, alky, deluge, lush, cloudburst, souse, boozer, violent stream, flood, downpour, dipsomaniac, alluvion, inundation, alcoholic, soaker, torrent
3. (verb) flood, inundation, deluge, alluvion
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
Synonyms: alluvial sediment, waterspout, pelter, soaker, deluge, floodlight, cloudburst, rising tide, overflow, alluvial deposit, flood, downpour, alluvion, alluvium, flowage, inundation, flood tide, flood lamp, photoflood, outpouring, torrent
4. (verb) deluge, flood, inundate, swamp
fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
Synonyms: submerge, oversupply, swamp, flood out, glut, inundate, overwhelm, deluge, flood, drench
5. (verb) overwhelm, deluge, flood out
charge someone with too many tasks
Synonyms: overcome, drown, flood out, overpower, swamp, inundate, overwhelm, deluge, sweep over, overmaster, whelm, flood, overtake, submerge
6. (verb) inundate, deluge, submerge
fill or cover completely, usually with water
Synonyms: flood out, swamp, submerge, inundate, overwhelm, deluge, flood, drown, submerse
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Synonyms for deluge 
