plural
floods
plural
floods
Britannica Dictionary definition of FLOOD
1
[count]
:
a large amount of water covering an area of land that is usually dry
-
A flood inundated the whole area.
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the devastating flood of 1936
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The water has risen to flood level.
2
the Flood
:
a flood described in the Bible as covering the earth in the time of Noah
3
[singular]
:
a large amount of things that come or happen at the same time
in flood
◊ A river that is in flood has so much water in it that it may flow over its banks and flood the land next to it.
◊ The phrase in full flood is sometimes used figuratively to describe the time when something is most active, successful, etc.
2
flood
/ˈflʌd/
verb
floods;
flooded;
flooding
floods;
flooded;
flooding
Britannica Dictionary definition of FLOOD
1
a
:
to cover (land) with a flood
[+ object]
[no object]
b
[no object]
:
to become filled or covered by a flood
2
[+ object]
a
:
to fill (something) completely
b
:
to cause (something) to receive or take in a large amount of things at the same time
3
[no object]
:
to go or come in large numbers or as a large amount
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The phone calls have been flooding in.
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Refugees flooded into the camp.
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Light flooded into the room.
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Memories came flooding into my mind.
4
:
to cause too much fuel to go into (an engine)
[+ object]
[no object]