Topic: NATURE
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flood1 S3
1 to cover a place with water, or to become covered with water : Towns and cities all over the country have been flooded. The houses down by the river flood quite regularly.
cover with water
[intransitive and transitive]DNTowns and cities all over the country have been flooded.The houses down by the river flood quite regularly.2 if a river floods, it is too full, and spreads water over the land around it : There are now fears that the river could flood.
river
[intransitive and transitive]DNThere are now fears that the river could flood.3 to arrive or go somewhere in large numbers [= pour, flow]: Refugees are still flooding across the border. Donations have been flooding in since we launched the appeal.
go/arrive in large numbers
[intransitive always + adverb/preposition]Refugees are still flooding across the border.Donations have been flooding in since we launched the appeal.4 to send a very large number of things to a place or organization : a plan to flood the country with forged banknotes
flood something with something
a plan to flood the country with forged banknotes5 to receive so many letters, complaints, or inquiries that you cannot deal with them all easily : We've been flooded with offers of help.
be flooded with something
We've been flooded with offers of help.6 to produce and sell a very large number of one type of thing, so that the price goes down
flood the market
BBT7 if light floods a place or floods into it, it makes it very light and bright
light
[intransitive and transitive] flood something with something The morning sun flooded the room with a gentle light.
The morning sun flooded the room with a gentle light.8 if a feeling or memory floods over you or floods back, you feel or remember it very strongly
feeling
[intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] flood over/back I felt happiness and relief flooding over me. Memories of my time in Paris flooded back.
I felt happiness and relief flooding over me.Memories of my time in Paris flooded back.9 if an engine floods or if you flood it, it has too much petrol in it, so that it will not start
