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flood definition
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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 -------------- Sense 2 flood => cover, spread over -------------- Sense 3 deluge, flood, inundate => occupy, fill -------------- Sense 4 flood, oversupply, glut => supply, provide, render, furnish -------------- Sense 5 flood => fill, fill up -------------- 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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