n. 1 inundation, deluge, overflow(ing), débâcle The hurricane was accompanied by a devastating flood 2 torrent, cataract, freshet, overflow, stream, spate A flood of lava poured down the mountain 3 abundance, deluge, overflowing, surge, outpouring, torrent, tide, tidal wave, stream, rush, flow, glut, surfeit, satiety, profusion, over-abundance, superabundance, nimiety, plethora, excess, surplus, superfluity A flood of invective poured from her lips
v. 4 inundate, submerge, overflow, swamp, immerse, deluge, pour over, drown The water flooded everything in the basement 5 overwhelm, glut, oversupply, saturate, choke The market is being flooded with cheap imitations 6 sweep, flow, swarm, surge, rush, crowd, pour As soon as the doors opened, the people flooded in 7 permeate, fill, engulf, cover, pour into or throughout or over I open the curtain and sunlight floods the room