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    flood
    [fləd]
    noun
    flood (noun) · floods (plural noun) · Flood (noun) · the Flood (noun)
    1. an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land:
      "a flood barrier" · "in a thousand miles the flood destroyed every bridge" · "people uprooted by drought or flood"
      • (the Flood)
        the biblical flood brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of the human race (Gen. 6 ff.).
      • the inflow of the tide.
      • literary
        a river, stream, or sea.
    2. an outpouring of tears or emotion:
      "Rose burst into such a flood of tears and sobs as I had never seen"
    3. short for floodlight
    verb
    flood (verb) · floods (third person present) · flooded (past tense) · flooded (past participle) · flooding (present participle)
    1. cover or submerge (a place or area) with water:
      "the dam burst, flooding a small town" · "watching her father flood their backyard skating rink"
      • become covered or submerged with water:
        "part of the vessel flooded" · "Sarah's eyes flooded with tears"
      • (be flooded out)
        drive someone out of their home or business with a flood:
        "most of the families who have been flooded out will receive compensation"
      • (of a river or sea) become swollen and overflow (its banks):
        "the river flooded its banks" · "the river will flood if it gets much worse"
      • overfill the carburetor of (an engine) with fuel, causing the engine to fail to start.
    2. arrive in overwhelming amounts or quantities:
      "sunlight flooded in at the windows" · "congratulatory messages flooded in" · "his old fears came flooding back"
      Opposite:
    Origin
    Old English flōd, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vloed and German Flut, also to flow.
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