flood

²flood

verb

Definition of FLOOD

transitive verb

1

: to cover with a flood : inundate

2

a : to fill abundantly or excessively <flood the market> b : to supply an excess of fuel to (as an engine or its carburetor) so that engine operation is hampered

intransitive verb

1

: to pour forth, go, or come in a flood

2

: to become filled with a flood

— flood·er noun

Examples of FLOOD

1. Heavy rains flooded the valley.
2. The rivers are close to flooding.
3. The valley flooded after the heavy rains.
4. The plain floods every spring.
5. The room was flooded with light.
6. The company plans to flood the market with this product.
7. The office has been flooded with phone calls.
8. The phone calls have been flooding in.
9. Refugees flooded into the camp.
10. Light flooded into the room.

First Known Use of FLOOD

1663

Related to FLOOD

Synonyms: deluge, drown, engulf, gulf, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, submerge, submerse, swamp

Antonyms: drain

Related Words: avalanche, smother; overcome, overrun; flow, flush, gush, pour, sluice, spout, spurt, stream; douse (also dowse), drench, soak, wet

Near Antonyms: dehydrate, dry, parch

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