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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Flood  \Flood\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Flooded};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Flooding}.] 
  1.  To  overflow;  to  inundate;  to  deluge;  as  the  swollen  river 
  flooded  the  valley. 
 
  2.  To  cause  or  permit  to  be  inundated;  to  fill  or  cover  with 
  water  or  other  fluid;  as  to  flood  arable  land  for 
  irrigation;  to  fill  to  excess  or  to  its  full  capacity;  as 
  to  flood  a  country  with  a  depreciated  currency. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  flooded 
  adj  1:  covered  with  water;  "the  main  deck  was  afloat  (or  awash)"; 
  "the  monsoon  left  the  whole  place  awash";  "a  flooded 
  bathroom";  "inundated  farmlands";  "an  overflowing  tub" 
  [syn:  {afloat(p)},  {awash(p)},  {inundated},  {overflowing}] 
  2:  rendered  powerless  especially  by  an  excessive  amount  or 
  profusion  of  something  "a  desk  flooded  with 
  applications";  "felt  inundated  with  work";  "too  much 
  overcome  to  notice";  "a  man  engulfed  by  fear";  "swamped  by 
  work"  [syn:  {inundated},  {overcome},  {overpowered},  {overwhelmed}, 
  {swamped},  {engulfed}] 




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