adjective
covered with water
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- the main deck was afloat (or awash)
- the monsoon left the whole place awash
- a flooded bathroom
- inundated farmlands
- an overflowing tub
verb
fill quickly beyond capacity
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- as with a liquid
- the basement was inundated after the storm
- The images flooded his mind
verb
cover with liquid, usually water
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- The swollen river flooded the village
- The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes
verb
supply with an excess of
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- flood the market with tennis shoes
- Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient
verb
become filled to overflowing
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- Our basement flooded during the heavy rains