What is the meaning of flooded?

verb

  • Fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid.
    • usage: "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"
  • Cover with liquid, usually water.
    • usage: "The swollen river flooded the village"; "The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes"
  • Supply with an excess of.
    • usage: "flood the market with tennis shoes"; "Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient"
  • Become filled to overflowing.
    • usage: "Our basement flooded during the heavy rains"

adjective

  • Covered with water.
    • usage: "the main deck was afloat (or awash)"; "the monsoon left the whole place awash"; "a flooded bathroom"; "inundated farmlands"; "an overflowing tub"
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