FLOOD — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ
flood
A large flow.
The act of flooding; filling to overflowing.
Light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography.
The inward flow of the tide.
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- A tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" -Shakespeare.
The rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land.
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- Plains fertilized by annual inundations.
An overwhelming number or amount.
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- A flood of requests.
- A torrent of abuse.
Cover with liquid, usually water.
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- The swollen river flooded the village.
- The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes.
Become filled to overflowing.
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- Our basement flooded during the heavy rains.
Fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid.
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- The basement was inundated after the storm.
- The images flooded his mind.
Supply with an excess of.
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- Flood the market with tennis shoes.
- Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient.
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