"flood" meaning in English

See flood in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /flʌd/ Audio: en-us-flood.ogg [US] Forms: flood [singular], floods [plural]
enPR: flŭd Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A flood happens when there has been a lot of rain in a short time and the water covers the ground.
    Sense id: simple-flood-en-noun-xiSDfE3Y

Verb

IPA: /flʌd/ Audio: en-us-flood.ogg [US] Forms: flood [canonical], floods [third-person, singular], flooded [past], flooded [past, participle], flooding [present, participle]
enPR: flŭd Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a place is flooded, the water covers the ground and often causes a lot of damage.
    Sense id: simple-flood-en-verb-iUKFHqVE
  2. To flood means to overwhelm.
    Sense id: simple-flood-en-verb-7Edo33rA
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