flood

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Translations 1.4.3 References

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[edit] Etymology

Middle English flod, from Old English flōd, from common Germanic *flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European *plō-tu-, derived from *pleu- "to flow". Near cognates include German Flut and Gothic (flōdus).

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: flŭd, IPA: /flʌd/, SAMPA: /flVd/
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  Rhymes: -ʌd

[edit] Noun

flood (plural floods)

1. A (usually disastrous) overflow of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
2. (figuratively) A large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt with.

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• outburst flood

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[edit] Verb

to flood (third-person singular simple present floods, present participle flooding, simple past and past participle flooded)

1. To overflow.
2. To cover or partly fill as if by a flood.

   The floor was flooded with beer.

   They flooded the room with sewage.

3. (figuratively) To provide (someone or something) with a larger number or quantity of something than can easily be dealt with.

   The station's switchboard was flooded with listeners making complaints.

4. (Internet, computing) To paste numerous lines of text to a chat system in order to disrupt the conversation.

[edit] Synonyms

• (overflow): overfill
• (cover): inundate
• (provide with large number): inundate, swamp, deluge

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[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Oxford-Paravia Concise - Dizionario Inglese-Italiano e Italiano-Inglese. Edited by Maria Cristina Bareggi. Torino: Paravia, 2003 (in collaboration with Oxford University Press). ISBN 8839551107. Online version here