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flood

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noun

ˈfləd How to pronounce flood (audio)
1
a
: a rising and overflowing of a body of water especially onto normally dry land
The flood inundated the whole area.
also : a condition of overflowing
rivers in flood
b
capitalized : a flood described in the Bible as covering the earth in the time of Noah
2
: the flowing in of the tide
3
: an overwhelming quantity or volume
received a flood of phone calls
also : a state of abundant flow or volume or of greatest activity
—often used in the phrase in full flood
a debate in full flood a political movement in full flood
4
: floodlight

flood

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verb

flooded; flooding; floods

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 (an engine, a carburetor, etc.) 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
flooder noun

Synonyms

Noun

Verb

Example Sentences

Noun A flood inundated the whole area. the devastating flood of 1936 The water has risen to flood level. We've received a flood of mail. a flood of phone calls Seeing her again brought back a flood of memories. Verb Heavy rains flooded the valley. The rivers are close to flooding. The valley flooded after the heavy rains. The plain floods every spring. The room was flooded with light. The company plans to flood the market with this product. The office has been flooded with phone calls. The phone calls have been flooding in. Refugees flooded into the camp. Light flooded into the room. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
There’s brief peril when an underwater vehicle begins to break down and flood. Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 Our practice hall was on the boarder by the levee and that’s why the name Puddle of Mudd came up because there was a humongous flood and stuff. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 8 Sep. 2022 In the moment of cataclysm, there’s little that a homeowner can do to protect a house from a hurricane, flood, earthquake, or tornado. Ingfei Chen, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2022 Torrential rains caused the Pearl River to flood, exacerbating problems with pumps. David Brandt, ajc, 31 Aug. 2022 Through the study, researchers discovered that the effects attributed to climate-change had an outsized impact on Latino communities, particularly those residing in low-income areas outside the 100-year-flood zone. Katharine Jose, Chron, 29 Aug. 2022 During his school years, Fisher-Morris’ family lost homes to a fire, a flood and a foreclosure. oregonlive, 25 Aug. 2022 And that is likely to happen more often as the climate warms, particularly in the Midwest and Great Plains where heat, drought, fire and flood are challenging long-standing farm practices. Daniel Cusick, Scientific American, 24 Aug. 2022 More than 30 years ago, the legislature of this little colony changed its betting taxes, prompting a stream and then a flood of London bookmakers to move there, relieving gamblers of their money while avoiding British taxes. Geoffrey Wheatcroft, The New Republic, 24 Aug. 2022
Verb
But unless other countries, including China, join the U.S. effort, drugs such as fentanyl and methamphetamine synthesized with precursors made in China will continue to flood the world. Rahul Gupta, WSJ, 22 Aug. 2022 Riddell would later be arrested for his role in blocking traffic on Interstate 95, but the plans to flood the city with vehicles and protesters never panned out. Joe Heim, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2022 People who have had their birth control prescriptions or condom purchases denied by large pharmacies continue to flood social media with their stories under the hashtags #BoycottWalgreens and ##CVSDeniesCare. Sara Edwards, USA TODAY, 27 July 2022 The sight prompted Big Bang Theory fans to flood her comments section with a mix of reactions. Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 14 July 2022 The Black Crowes did not mention the shooting, choosing instead to flood the park with little more than their glorious music. Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2022 Bidwell saw the triennial as a way to flood the city with global art, and to bring the eyes of the world to a region far more richly endowed with cultural institutions than outsiders (and some locals) realize. Steven Litt, cleveland, 3 July 2022 Barr pushed a conspiracy theory that foreign actors would be able to flood the country with millions of fraudulent ballots, even when top officials in the intelligence community were publicly disputing that was possible. Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 22 June 2022 And as recession predictions continue to flood in from both Wall Street and Main Street, some sectors of the market have fared even worse. Will Daniel, Fortune, 13 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

Middle English, from Old English flōd; akin to Old High German fluot flood, Old English flōwan to flow

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1663, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of flood was before the 12th century

Phrases Containing flood

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