flood

A flood is an overflowing of water onto normally dry land. (noun)

Flood means to overflow or put too much liquid into something. (verb)

An example of flood is covering the lawn with water after leaving the sprinklers on all night.

See flood in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

an overflowing of water on an area normally dry; inundation; deluge
the flowing in of water from the sea as the tide rises
a great flow or outpouring: a flood of words
Informal floodlight
Archaic
1. water, as opposed to land
2. a large body of water, as a sea or broad river

transitive verb

to cover or fill with or as with a flood; overflow; inundate: rain flooded the valley; music flooded the room
to put much or too much water, fuel, etc. on or in: to flood a carburetor

intransitive verb

See flood in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(flŭd)

noun

An overflowing of water onto land that is normally dry.
A flood tide.
An abundant flow or outpouring: received a flood of applications. See Synonyms at flow.
A floodlight, specifically a unit that produces a beam of intense light.
Flood In the Bible, the covering of the earth with water that occurred during the time of Noah.

verb flood·ed, flood·ing, floods

verb, transitive

To cover or submerge with or as if with a flood; inundate: My desk is flooded with paper.
To fill with an abundance or an excess: flood the market with cheap goods.

verb, intransitive