Quick definitions from WordNet (flood)

▸ noun:  a large flow
▸ noun:  the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
▸ noun:  light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
▸ noun:  the inward flow of the tide ("A tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune -Shakespeare")
▸ noun:  the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
▸ noun:  an overwhelming number or amount ("A flood of requests")
▸ verb:  cover with liquid, usually water ("The swollen river flooded the village")
▸ verb:  supply with an excess of ("Flood the market with tennis shoes")
▸ verb:  become filled to overflowing ("Our basement flooded during the heavy rains")
▸ verb:  fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid ("The images flooded his mind")
▸ name:  A surname (common: 1 in 16666 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #1997)

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▸ Also see flood