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- Definition
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- flood :the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
- plains fertilized by annual inundations
- flood :fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
- the basement was inundated after the storm|The images flooded his mind
- flood :an overwhelming number or amount
- a flood of requests|a torrent of abuse
- flood :cover with liquid, usually water
- The swollen river flooded the village|The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes
- flood :supply with an excess of
- flood the market with tennis shoes|Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient
- flood :become filled to overflowing
- Our basement flooded during the heavy rains
- flood :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
- flood :light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography