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a large flow the act of flooding; filling to overflowing light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography the inward flow of the tide; "a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" -Shakespeare the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations" an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse" cover with liquid, usually water; "The swollen river flooded the village"; "The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes" become filled to overflowing; "Our basement flooded during the heavy rains" supply with an excess of; "flood the market with tennis shoes"; "Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient" fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind" |
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