flood*/

[flʌd] verb I

1) [I/T] to cover a place with water, or to become covered with water

Water burst through the dam and flooded local villages.[/ex]

The ground floor of the house was flooded.[/ex]

2) [I] if a river floods, water rises up over its BANKS and covers the land around it

3) [I/T] if people or things flood somewhere, they go there or arrive there in large numbers

Two million visitors flood into our city each year.[/ex]

The TV station was flooded with complaints.[/ex]

4) [I/T] to fill a place with light, or to become filled with light

I opened the curtains and light flooded into the room.[/ex]

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flood the market — to make such a large number of goods available for sale that they cannot all be sold and the price falls[/ex]

- flood back

II

noun

flood */[flʌd]

1) [C/U] a large amount of water that covers an area that was dry before

The southwest of England has been badly hit by floods.[/ex]

After three weeks the flood waters finally receded.[/ex]

2) [C] a large number of people or things that move somewhere or arrive somewhere at the same time

We received a flood of letters protesting against the change.[/ex]