Main entry: flood, inundation, deluge, alluvion
Definition: the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
Usage: plains fertilized by annual inundations
Main entry: torrent, cloudburst, pelter, soaker, waterspout, downpour, deluge
Definition: a heavy rain
Main entry: flood, torrent, deluge, inundation
Definition: an overwhelming number or amount
Usage: a flood of requests; a torrent of abuse
Main entry: inundate, deluge, submerge
Definition: fill or cover completely, usually with water
Main entry: overwhelm, deluge, flood out
Definition: charge someone with too many tasks
Main entry: swamp, flood, inundate, deluge
Definition: fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
Usage: the basement was inundated after the storm; The images flooded his mind