flooded Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
   flood; inundate; deluge; swamp.
   
   • the basement was inundated after the storm
   • The images flooded his mind
2. verb cover with liquid, usually water
   flood.
   
   • The swollen river flooded the village
   • The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes
3. verb supply with an excess of
   flood; glut; oversupply.
   
   • flood the market with tennis shoes
   • Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient
4. verb become filled to overflowing
   flood.
   
   • Our basement flooded during the heavy rains
5. adjective satellite covered with water
   awash; afloat; overflowing; inundated.
   
   • 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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