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A significant or considerable amount
Abundance of floods, gallons, or lashings
(medicine) The outflows of a bodily fluid
Plural for an overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits
“Firefighters, police, and council workers joined forces to fight back the flood and limit the damage.”
Plural for an overwhelming quantity of things or people happening or appearing at the same time
“He flushed with embarrassment at the flood of fragments of the memories of that time.”
Plural for a sudden or brief outbreak or burst of something
“He discovered that the sudden flood of inspiration that had produced those words so quickly had dried up.”
Plural for a generally large or overflowing number or quantity of something
“The American public responded to the devastation of Hurricane Andrew with a flood of donations.”
Plural for an advance or forward movement
“What brought this to a head, almost certainly, was the flood into the city of young fighters from the northern and western battlefronts.”
To inundate or submerge, especially in water
“What will happen next year when the water will flood Anjanvara's fertile fields?”
To overflow over the brim or banks of
“That wooden bridge crossed a river that would flood every year in spring.”
To overwhelm with large amounts or quantities
“Burns is encouraging radical plans to flood deprived areas with specialist health workers.”
To move or arrive in a sudden manner or in large quantities
“No sooner than he had said this, he felt a sudden surge of energy flood through him.”
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