Lexic.us

Definition of Flood

1. Noun. The rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land. "Plains fertilized by annual inundations"

2. Verb. Fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid. "The images flooded his mind"

3. Noun. An overwhelming number or amount. "A torrent of abuse"

4. Verb. Cover with liquid, usually water. "The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes"

5. Noun. Light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography.

6. Verb. Supply with an excess of. "Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient"

7. Noun. A large flow.

8. Verb. Become filled to overflowing. "Our basement flooded during the heavy rains"

9. Noun. The act of flooding; filling to overflowing.

10. Noun. The occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide). "A tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune"

Definition of Flood

1. n. A great flow of water; a body of moving water; the flowing stream, as of a river; especially, a body of water, rising, swelling, and overflowing land not usually thus covered; a deluge; a freshet; an inundation.

2. v. t. To overflow; to inundate; to deluge; as, the swollen river flooded the valley.

Definition of Flood

1. Proper noun. (biblical) The flood referred to in the Book of Genesis in the Old Testament. ¹

2. Noun. A (usually disastrous) overflow of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water. ¹

3. Noun. (figuratively) A large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt with. ¹

4. Noun. A floodlight ¹

5. Verb. To overflow. ¹

6. Verb. To cover or partly fill as if by a flood. ¹

7. Verb. (figuratively) To provide (someone or something) with a larger number or quantity of something than cannot easily be dealt with. ¹

8. Verb. (context: Internet computing) To paste numerous lines of text to a chat system in order to disrupt the conversation. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Flood

1. to inundate [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: inundate

Medical Definition of Flood

1. 1. To bleed profusely from the uterus, as after childbirth or in cases of menorrhagia. 2. Colloquialism for a profuse menstrual discharge. Origin: A.S. Flod (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Flood

floged floggable flogged flogger floggers flogging floggings floging flogs flogworthy

flokati flokatis flone flong flongs flood-gate flood-gates flood control flood fever flood fill

flood fills flood gate flood in flood lamp flood out flood plain flood plains flood stage flood test

Literary usage of Flood

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"flood was allowed to make a further speech j in vindication of his character, in which he pive an explanation of his political conduct j ..."

2. Proceedings by American Society of Civil Engineers (1903)
"The ultimate disastrous results of the attempt to confine the flood waters of the Mississippi (aside from the tremendous losses from inundation, ..."

3. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1922)
"15, Original, to consolidate that case with this, if counsel are so advised, to the end that the possibility may be considered of alleviating flood ..."

4. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1859)
"During his stay in Dublin he was constantly in the company of Mr. flood.' “ Next, by turning to the private letter of Junius, No. 44., of the date of Nov. ..."

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