FLOOD

Flood

A flood is an overflow of water that submerges land which is usually dry. The European Union Floods Directive defines a flood as a covering by water of land not normally covered by water. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide.

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flood

Noun

  1. A (usually disastrous) overflow of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
  2. A large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt with.
  3. The flowing in of the tide, opposed to the ebb.
  4. A floodlight.
  5. Menstrual discharge; menses.

Verb

  1. To overflow.
  2. To cover or partly fill as if by a flood.
    The floor was flooded with beer.
    They flooded the room with sewage.
  3. To provide (someone or something) with a larger number or quantity of something than cannot easily be dealt with.
    The station's switchboard was flooded with listeners making complaints.
  4. To paste numerous lines of text to a chat system in order to disrupt the conversation.


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