Flood meaning

What does “flood” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“flood” is a noun and verb with 10 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land.

flood

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
“plains fertilized by annual inundations”
Synonymsinundation deluge alluvion
an overwhelming number or amount
“a flood of requests”
“a torrent of abuse”
Synonymsinundation deluge torrent
light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
Synonymsfloodlight flood lamp photoflood
a large flow
Synonymsoverflow outpouring
the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
Synonymsflowage
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”
Synonymsflood tide rising tide

fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
“the basement was inundated after the storm”
“The images flooded his mind”
Synonymsdeluge inundate swamp
cover with liquid, usually water
“The swollen river flooded the village”
“The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes”
supply with an excess of
“flood the market with tennis shoes”
“Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient”
Synonymsoversupply glut
become filled to overflowing
“Our basement flooded during the heavy rains”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University