Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb flood
1 of 5 senses of flood
Sense 2
flood
=> flow
=> inundate, deluge, submerge
=> swamp, drench
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb flood
1 of 5 senses of flood
Sense 2
flood
=> flow
=> inundate, deluge, submerge
=> swamp, drench
Entailment of verb flood
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb flood
5 senses of flood
Sense 1
deluge, flood, inundate, swamp
=> fill, fill up make full
Also See-> flood in#1
Sense 2
flood
=> cover, spread over
Also See-> flood out#1
Sense 3
deluge, flood, inundate
=> occupy, fill
Sense 4
flood, oversupply, glut
=> supply, provide, render, furnish
Sense 5
flood
=> fill, fill up
Familiarity of verb flood
flood used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb flood
Sense 1
deluge, flood, inundate, swamp
=> fill, fill up make full
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Sense 2
flood
=> cover, spread over
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Sense 3
deluge, flood, inundate
=> occupy, fill
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Sense 4
flood, oversupply, glut
=> supply, provide, render, furnish
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Sense 5
flood
=> fill, fill up
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Grep of noun flood
flash flood
flood
flood control
flood lamp
flood tide
flooded gum
floodgate
floodhead
flooding
floodlight
photoflood
Overview of noun flood
The noun flood has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (5) flood, inundation, deluge, alluvion -- (the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land)
2. (2) flood, deluge, torrent -- (an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse")
3. (2) flood, floodlight, flood lamp, photoflood -- (light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography)
4. (2) flood, overflow, outpouring -- (a large flow)
5. (1) flood -- (the act of flooding; filling to overflowing)
6. flood -- (the inward flow of the tide; "a tide in the affairs of men which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" -Shakespeare)
Overview of verb flood
The verb flood has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (6) deluge, flood, inundate, swamp -- (fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind")
2. (3) flood -- (cover with liquid, usually water; "The swollen river flooded the village"; "The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes")
3. deluge, flood, inundate -- (fill beyond capacity; "The water flooded the fields")
4. flood, oversupply, glut -- (supply with an excess of "flood the market with tennis shoes"; "Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient")
5. flood -- (become filled to overflowing; "Our basement flooded during the heavy rains")
Grep of adj flood
flooded
flooding
floodlighted
floodlit
in flood
Overview of noun flood
The noun flood has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (5) flood, inundation, deluge, alluvion -- (the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land)
2. (2) flood, deluge, torrent -- (an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse")
3. (2) flood, floodlight, flood lamp, photoflood -- (light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography)
4. (2) flood, overflow, outpouring -- (a large flow)
5. (1) flood -- (the act of flooding; filling to overflowing)
6. flood -- (the inward flow of the tide; "a tide in the affairs of men which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" -Shakespeare)
Overview of verb flood
The verb flood has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (6) deluge, flood, inundate, swamp -- (fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind")
2. (3) flood -- (cover with liquid, usually water; "The swollen river flooded the village"; "The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes")
3. deluge, flood, inundate -- (fill beyond capacity; "The water flooded the fields")
4. flood, oversupply, glut -- (supply with an excess of "flood the market with tennis shoes"; "Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient")
5. flood -- (become filled to overflowing; "Our basement flooded during the heavy rains")
flood definition
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