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Synonyms
flood (flŭd)

[Middle English flod, from Old English flōd.]

noun 

  1. An overflowing of water onto land that is normally dry.
  2. A flood tide.
  3. An abundant flow or outpouring: received a flood of applications. See synonyms at flow
  4. A floodlight, specifically a unit that produces a beam of intense light.
  5. In the Bible, the covering of the earth with water that occurred during the time of Noah.

verb: flood·ed, flood·ing, floods. 

transitive verb 

  1. To cover or submerge with or as if with a flood; inundate: My desk is flooded with paper.
  2. To fill with an abundance or an excess: flood the market with cheap goods.

intransitive verb 

  1. To become inundated or submerged.
  2. To pour forth; overflow.