Flood Meaning

There are 10 meaning(s) for word Flood

Meaning 1 : an overwhelming number or amount

    Example : a flood of requests

    Synonyms : deluge,  inundation,  torrent
Meaning 2 : a large flow

    Synonyms : outpouring,  overflow
Meaning 3 : light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography

    Synonyms : flood lamp,  floodlight,  photoflood
Meaning 4 : fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid

    Example : The images flooded his mind

    Synonyms : deluge,  inundate,  swamp
Meaning 5 : the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

    Synonyms : alluvion,  deluge,  inundation
Meaning 6 : the act of flooding; filling to overflowing

    Synonyms : flowage
Meaning 7 : supply with an excess of

    Example : flood the market with tennis shoes

    Synonyms : glut,  oversupply
Meaning 8 : the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)

    Example : a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune

    Synonyms : flood tide,  rising tide
Meaning 9 : become filled to overflowing

    Example : Our basement flooded during the heavy rains

Meaning 10 : cover with liquid, usually water

    Example : The swollen river flooded the village,The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes

How to Pronounce Flood

  • flÉ™d


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