flood
noun, verb
How to pronounce flood?
The word flood sounds like flood
/fləd/
What is the definition of flood?
nounan overwhelming number or amount
Examples
- a flood of requests
nouna large flow
nounlight that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
verbfill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
Examples
- The images flooded his mind
nounthe rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
nounthe act of flooding; filling to overflowing
verbsupply with an excess of
Examples
- flood the market with tennis shoes
nounthe occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)
Examples
- a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune
verbbecome filled to overflowing
Examples
- Our basement flooded during the heavy rains
verbcover with liquid, usually water
Examples
- The swollen river flooded the village
- The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes