Definition of "Flood" :

noun: a large flow

noun: the act of flooding; filling to overflowing

noun: light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography

noun: the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)

"A tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune."

noun: the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

noun: an overwhelming number or amount

"A flood of requests."

verb: cover with liquid, usually water

"The swollen river flooded the village."

verb: become filled to overflowing

"Our basement flooded during the heavy rains."

verb: fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid

"The images flooded his mind."

verb: supply with an excess of

"Flood the market with tennis shoes."