flood
flood (flŭd)n. 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. Flood In the Bible, the covering of the earth with water that occurred during the time of Noah. v. flood·ed, flood·ing, floodsv. tr. 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.v. intr. 1. To become inundated or submerged. 2. To pour forth; overflow. [Middle English flod, from Old English flōd. See pleu- in Indo-European Roots.]
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