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flood


 
  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") 



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