flooded

flood  (fld)

n.

1. An overflowing of water onto land that is normally dry.

2. A flood tide.

3. An abundant flow or outpouring: received a flood of applications. See Synonyms at flow.

4. A floodlight, specifically a unit that produces a beam of intense light.

5. Flood In the Bible, the covering of the earth with water that occurred during the time of Noah.

v. flood·ed, flood·ing, floods

v.tr.

1. To cover or submerge with or as if with a flood; inundate: My desk is flooded with paper.

2. To fill with an abundance or an excess: flood the market with cheap goods.

v.intr.

1. To become inundated or submerged.

2. To pour forth; overflow.

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[Middle English flod, from Old English fld; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

flooded - covered with water; "the main deck was afloat (or awash)"; "the monsoon left the whole place awash"; "a flooded bathroom"; "inundated farmlands"; "an overflowing tub" awash, inundated, overflowing, afloat full - containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; "a full glass"; "a sky full of stars"; "a full life"; "the auditorium was full to overflowing"