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   flood

   /flʌd/

   noun

   • 1. an overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits, especially over what is normally dry land: "the villagers had been cut off by floods and landslides" Similar inundationswampingdelugetorrentoverflowflash floodfreshetdownpourcloudburstspate
   • ▪ the biblical flood brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of the human race (Gen. 6 ff.).
   • ▪ the inflow of the tide.
   • ▪ a river, stream, or sea. literary
   • 2. an outpouring of tears: "she burst into floods of tears" Similar outpouringtorrentrushstreamgushsurgecascadeflow
   • ▪ an overwhelming quantity of things or people happening or appearing at the same time: "his column provoked a flood of complaints" Similar successionseriesstringchainbarragevolleybatteryavalanchetorrentstreamtidespatestormshowercascadewaverushoutpouringOpposite trickle
   • 3. short for floodlight

   verb

   • 1. cover or submerge (an area) with water in a flood: "the dam burst, flooding a small town" Similar inundateswampdelugeimmersesubmergedrownengulf
   • ▪ become covered or submerged by a flood: "part of the vessel flooded"
   • ▪ (of a flood) force (someone) to leave their home.
   • ▪ (of a river) become swollen and overflow (its banks). Similar overflowburst its banksbrim overrun overrare:overbrimdisembogue
   • ▪ overfill the carburettor of (an engine) with petrol, causing the engine to fail to start.
   • 2. arrive in overwhelming amounts or quantities: "sunlight flooded in at the windows" Similar pourstreamsurgeswarmpilecrowdthrongOpposite trickle
   • ▪ completely fill or suffuse: "she flooded the room with light"
   • ▪ overwhelm with large amounts or quantities: "our switchboard was flooded with calls" Similar glutswampsaturateoversupplyoverfilloverloadoverwhelm
   • 3. (of a woman) experience a uterine haemorrhage.

   Word Origin Old Englishflōd, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vloed and German Flut, also to flow.

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   What does flood mean?

   • For other uses, see Inundation (disambiguation). A flood is an overflow of water (or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry. [ 1 ] In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are of significant concern in agriculture, civil engineering and public health.

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   What does flood mean in a sentence?

   • Blossom Word Game Pick the best words! Commonly Misspelled Words Quiz Autocorrect can’t save you now. The meaning of FLOOD is a rising and overflowing of a body of water especially onto normally dry land; also : a condition of overflowing. How to use flood in a sentence.

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   What does flood mean in the Bible?

   • a great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged. a flood of patients. the Flood, a universal deluge recorded in the Bible, believed to have occurred in the days of Noah. the rise or flowing in of the tide ( ebb). a floodlight. Archaic. a large body of water. Don't flood the bathtub.

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   What causes a flood?

   • Flooding may occur as an overflow of water from water bodies, such as a river, lake, sea or ocean. In these cases, the water overtops or breaks levees, resulting in some of that water escaping its usual boundaries. [ 6 ] Flooding may also occur due to an accumulation of rainwater on saturated ground. This is called an areal flood.

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   What is an example of a flood?

   • An example could be when a river bursts its banks and overflows onto the surrounding land, or when the sea overflows onto the land in coastal regions. Floods can be predicted by the weather a locality is experiencing, but can occur almost out of the blue.

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   What is a large amount of water covered in a flood?

   • If there is a flood, a large amount of water covers an area which is usually dry. Many people were injured in the floods. river, pipe If something such as a river or a burst pipe floods an area that is usually dry, it becomes covered with water.

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   A flood is an overflow of water (or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry. [1] In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are of significant concern in agriculture, civil engineering and public health.

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   FLOOD definition: 1. to cause to fill or become covered with water, especially in a way that causes problems: 2. to…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of FLOOD is a rising and overflowing of a body of water especially onto normally dry land; also : a condition of overflowing. How to use flood in a sentence.

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   1 day ago · flood, high-water stage in which water overflows its natural or artificial banks onto normally dry land, such as a river inundating its floodplain. The effects of floods on human well-being range from unqualified blessings to catastrophes.

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   noun. a great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged. any great outpouring or stream: a flood of emotions; a flood of requests; a flood of patients.

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   Basically, a flood happens when a large amount of water moves or spreads beyond its normal boundary. An example could be when a river bursts its banks and overflows onto...

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    flood is usually applied to the overflow of a great body of water, as, for example, a river, although it may refer to any water that overflows an area: a flood along the river; a flood in a basement.