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The definition of a flood is an overflowing of water onto normally dry land.
(noun)- An example of flood is a river that overflows into the nearby streets.
- An example of flood is a bath tub overflowing onto the floor.
Flood is defined as 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.
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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
- water, as opposed to land
- a large body of water, as a sea or broad river
Origin: ME flode < OE flod, akin to Ger flut: for IE base see flow
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
- to rise, flow, or gush out in or as in a flood
- to become flooded
See flood in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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.
- 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.
- To become inundated or submerged.
- To pour forth; overflow.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English flod
Origin: , from Old English flōd; see pleu- in Indo-European roots
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