1. (noun) 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
2. (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
3. (noun) flood, floodlight, flood lamp, photoflood
light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
Synonyms: flood lamp, rising tide, floodlight, flood tide, overflow, outpouring, torrent, flowage, deluge, inundation, flood, alluvion, photoflood
4. (noun) flood, overflow, outpouring
a large flow
Synonyms: outflow, run, deluge, overspill, onslaught, runoff, discharge, rising tide, overflow, gush, spring, flood, torrent, natural spring, alluvion, flowage, inundation, flood tide, flood lamp, bombardment, fountain, photoflood, outpouring, barrage, flush, floodlight
5. (noun) flood, flowage
the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
Synonyms: flood lamp, rising tide, floodlight, flood tide, overflow, outpouring, torrent, flowage, deluge, inundation, flood, alluvion, photoflood
6. (verb) flood tide, flood, rising tide
the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)
Synonyms: flood lamp, rising tide, floodlight, flood tide, overflow, outpouring, climax, torrent, flowage, deluge, inundation, flood, alluvion, photoflood
7. (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
8. (verb) flood
cover with liquid, usually water
Synonyms: glut, swamp, deluge, inundate, oversupply
9. (verb) flood, oversupply, glut
supply with an excess of
Synonyms: stuff, scarf out, gorge, deluge, pig out, gourmandize, oversupply, swamp, englut, glut, satiate, overgorge, flood, overindulge, inundate, engorge, binge, gormandize, ingurgitate, overeat, gormandise
10. (verb) flood
become filled to overflowing
Synonyms: glut, swamp, deluge, inundate, oversupply
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