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flood
noun(flood)
a rising and overflowing of a body of water especially onto normally dry land; also : a condition of overflowing
flood
noun(flood)
a flood described in the Bible as covering the earth in the time of Noah
flood
noun(flood)
the flowing in of the tide
flood
verb(flood)
to cover with a flood : inundate
flood
verb(flood)
to fill abundantly or excessively
flood
verb(flood)
to supply an excess of fuel to (an engine, a carburetor, etc.) so that engine operation is hampered
flood
noun(flood)
a rising tide
flood
noun(flood)
an overwhelming quantity
flood
noun(flood)
a high point : peak
flood
noun(flood)
a local flood of short duration generally resulting from heavy rainfall in the immediate vicinity
flood
idiom(flood)
close to overflowing its banks and flooding the land next to it
flood
noun(flood)
a flood described in the Bible as covering the earth in the time of Noah

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