flood - Meaning in Sanskrit

flood - Meaning in Sanskrit

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Definitions and Meaning of flood in English

flood noun

1. a large flow
2. the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
3. light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
4. the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)

   Example

   • "a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune"
5. the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

   Example

   • "plains fertilized by annual inundations"
6. an overwhelming number or amount

   Synonyms

   torrent

   Examples

   • "a flood of requests"
   • "a torrent of abuse"

flood verb

1. cover with liquid, usually water

   Examples

   • "The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes"
   • "The swollen river flooded the village"
2. become filled to overflowing

   Example

   • "Our basement flooded during the heavy rains"
3. fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid

   Examples

   • "the basement was inundated after the storm"
   • "The images flooded his mind"
4. supply with an excess of

   Examples

   • "flood the market with tennis shoes"
   • "Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient"

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