 deluge |
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| 1. | [ noun ] an overwhelming number or amount | |
| Synonyms: | flood inundation torrent | |
| Examples: | "a flood of requests" "a torrent of abuse" |
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| Related terms: | batch overwhelm | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (meteorology) a heavy rain | |
| Synonyms: | downpour torrent cloudburst soaker pelter waterspout | |
| Related terms: | rain drench | |
| 3. | [ verb ] fill or cover completely, usually with water | |
| Synonyms: | submerge inundate | |
| Related terms: | flood | |
| 4. | [ verb ] charge someone with too many tasks | |
| Synonyms: | overwhelm flood_out | |
| Related terms: | charge flood | |
| 5. | [ verb ] fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid | |
| Synonyms: | flood swamp inundate | |
| Examples: | "the basement was inundated after the storm" "The images flooded his mind" |
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| Related terms: | fill flood_in flood flood implosion_therapy | |
| 6. | [ verb ] fill beyond capacity | |
| Synonyms: | inundate submerge flood | |
| Examples: | "The water flooded the fields" |
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| Related terms: | occupy flood flood downpour submergence | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (geology) the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land | |
| Synonyms: | flood inundation alluvion | |
| Examples: | "plains fertilized by annual inundations" |
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| Related terms: | geological_phenomenon flash_flood debacle flood flood | |
| Similar spelling: |
deluxe de_luxe Deluca |
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