n.
Function: transitive verb
Date: 1663
1 : to cover with a flood : INUNDATE
2 a : to fill abundantly or excessively < flood the market> b : to supply an excess of fuel to (as an engine or its carburetor) so that engine operation is hampered
intransitive verb
1 : to pour forth, go, or come in a flood
2 : to become filled with a flood
– flood · er noun