Explicație flood în Dicționarul Englez Englez

flood

(fləd )

substantiv
a large flow
substantiv
the act of flooding
filling to overflowing
substantiv
light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam
used in photography
substantiv
the inward flow of the tide
"a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune"
-Shakespeare
substantiv
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
"plains fertilized by annual inundations"

substantiv
an overwhelming number or amount
"a flood of requests"
"a torrent of abuse"

verb
cover with liquid, usually water
"The swollen river flooded the village"
"The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes"

verb
become filled to overflowing
"Our basement flooded during the heavy rains"

verb
fill quickly beyond capacity
as with a liquid
"the basement was inundated after the storm"
"The images flooded his mind"

verb
supply with an excess of
"flood the market with tennis shoes"
"Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient"





Sinonime:
(substantiv) deluge, floodlight, inundation, outpouring, overflow, torrent
(verb) glut, inundate, swamp