"overflood" meaning in English

See overflood in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈflʌd/, /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌflʌd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overflood.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overflood2.wav Forms: overfloods [plural]
Etymology: From over- + flood. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|flood}} over- + flood Head templates: {{en-noun}} overflood (plural overfloods)
  1. A flood; an excess or superabundance.
    Sense id: en-overflood-en-noun-omiJ1DEB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, English terms prefixed with over-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 7 18 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 78 11 11 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 53 26 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 8 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 7 7

Verb

IPA: /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈflʌd/, /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌflʌd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overflood.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overflood2.wav Forms: overfloods [present, singular, third-person], overflooding [participle, present], overflooded [participle, past], overflooded [past]
Etymology: From over- + flood. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|flood}} over- + flood Head templates: {{en-verb}} overflood (third-person singular simple present overfloods, present participle overflooding, simple past and past participle overflooded)
  1. (archaic) To flood. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-overflood-en-verb-4hRInxuN
  2. To flood or fill completely; to overflow.
    Sense id: en-overflood-en-verb-jU4vesv9

Inflected forms

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