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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. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

flooded \flooded\ adj.

1. covered or overflowing with water.

Syn: afloat(predicate), awash(predicate). [WordNet 1.5]

2. filled to overflowing as if with water; as, a desk flooded with applications.

Syn: inundated, swamped. [WordNet 1.5]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

52 Moby Thesaurus words for "flooded": afloat, at flood, awash, bathed, buried, deluged, dipped, drenched, dribbling, dripping, dripping wet, drowned, engulfed, immersed, in spate, inflood, inundated, macerated, oozing, overflowed, overwhelmed, permeated, saturated, seeping, soaked, soaking, soaking wet, soaky, sodden, soggy, sopping, sopping wet, soppy, soused, steeped, subaqueous, submarine, submerged, submersed, sunken, swamped, swept, undersea, underwater, washed, water-washed, waterlogged, watersoaked, weeping, weltering, whelmed, wringing wet

Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

 

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]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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