I. verb
1.
Synonyms: deluge 1, drown, engulf, flood, inundate, overwhelm, submerge, swamp, whelm
2.
to flow over the brim
the river overflowed its banks
Synonyms: overbrim, overfill, overrun, run over, spill, well over
Related Word: brim, cascade, slop, slosh
Contrasted words: drop, recede, withdraw
II. noun
1.
Synonyms: flood 2, cataclysm, cataract, deluge, flooding, inundation, niagara, pour, spate, torrent
2.
Synonyms: excess 1, overabundance, overkill, overmuch, overplus, plethora, superfluity, surfeit, surplus, surplusage