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to flood
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
flood
3rd person singular
floods
Past simple
flooded
Past participle
flooded
Examples
Emergency services were on high alert as the storm threatened to flood the coastal towns.
02
(of a river) to become filled and overflown with water and spread it onto the surrounding lands
Intransitive
Examples
When the snow melted rapidly, the river flooded, inundating low-lying areas.
03
to fill in large quantities or numbers in an overwhelming way
Transitive: to flood sth
Examples
Emails flooded her inbox after the announcement.
04
to supply or provide too much of something
Transitive: to flood sth with a resource
Examples
The company flooded the market with new products, driving up competition.
Flood
01
the rising of a body of water that covers dry places and causes damage
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Plural form
floods
Examples
After the flood, many people were left homeless.
02
light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
03
a large flow
04
an overwhelming number or amount
05
the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
06
the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)
Lexical Tree
flooded
flooding
flood
