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flood

n. the act of flooding; filling to overflowing

overflow, outpouring

n. a large flow

floodlight, photoflood, flood lamp

n. light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography

deluge, inundation

n. the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations"

flood

v. cover with liquid, usually water; "The swollen river flooded the village"; "The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes"

flood

v. become filled to overflowing; "Our basement flooded during the heavy rains"

oversupply

v. supply with an excess of; "flood the market with tennis shoes"; "Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient"

swamp, deluge, inundate

v. fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"

high

adj. greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "a high temperature"; "a high price"; "the high point of his career"; "high risks"; "has high hopes"; "the river is high"; "he has a high opinion of himself"

waterfall, falls, cascade, cataract

n. a steep descent of the water of a river

torrent, soaker, deluge, downpour, cloudburst, waterspout

n. a heavy rain

turbulence

n. unstable flow of a liquid or gas

storm, violent storm

n. a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightening

overwhelm, overcome, overpower, overtake, whelm, sweep over

v. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

deluge, inundate

v. fill or cover completely, usually with water

deluge, overwhelm, flood out

v. charge someone with too many tasks

soak, souse, sop, drench, douse, dowse, imbrue

v. cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"

saturate, make saturated

v. cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance

indoctrinate, teach uncritically, teach doctrines to

v. teach doctrines to; teach uncritically; "The Moonies indoctrinate their disciples"

imbue, diffuse, permeate, pervade

v. spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks"

binge, stuff, glut, gorge, ingurgitate, overindulge, englut, engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize, satiate, pig out, scarf out, pok out

v. overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream"

overturn, revolutionize, change radically

v. change radically; "E-mail revolutionized communication in academe"

sink, settle, go down, go under

v. go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"

swallow, get down, pass through the esophagus

v. pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"

deluge, overwhelm, flood out

v. charge someone with too many tasks

flood in

v. arrive in great numbers

discharge, empty, become void, become empty

v. become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied"

empty, make empty, make void

v. make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building"

low, ebb

adj. less than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "low prices"; "the reservoir is low"

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