flood

Sense 1 noun

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

plains fertilized by annual inundations

Sense 2 verb

fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid

the basement was inundated after the storm

Sense 3 noun

an overwhelming number or amount

a flood of requests

Sense 4 verb

cover with liquid, usually water

The swollen river flooded the village

Sense 5 noun

light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography

Sense 6 verb

supply with an excess of

flood the market with tennis shoes

Sense 7 noun

a large flow

Sense 8 verb

become filled to overflowing

Our basement flooded during the heavy rains

Sense 9 noun

the act of flooding; filling to overflowing

Sense 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