flood

flood¹ S3 [flʌd] v

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1¦(cover with water)¦

2¦(river)¦

3¦(go/arrive in large numbers)¦

4 flood something with something

5 be flooded with something

6 flood the market

7¦(light)¦

8¦(feeling)¦

9¦(engine)¦

Phrasal verbs

　be flooded out

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1.) ¦(COVER WITH WATER)¦ [I and T]

to cover a place with water, or to become covered with water

▪ Towns and cities all over the country have been flooded.

▪ The houses down by the river flood quite regularly.

2.) ¦(RIVER)¦ [I and T]

if a river floods, it is too full, and spreads water over the land around it

▪ There are now fears that the river could flood.

3.) ¦(GO/ARRIVE IN LARGE NUMBERS)¦ [I always + adverb/preposition]

to arrive or go somewhere in large numbers

= ↑pour, flow ↑flow

▪ Refugees are still flooding across the border.

▪ Donations have been flooding in since we launched the appeal.

4.) flood sth with sth

to send a very large number of things to a place or organization

▪ a plan to flood the country with forged banknotes

5.) be flooded with sth

to receive so many letters, complaints, or inquiries that you cannot deal with them all easily

▪ We've been flooded with offers of help.

6.) flood the market

to produce and sell a very large number of one type of thing, so that the price goes down

flood the market with

▪ Car manufacturers have been accused of flooding the market with cheap cars.

7.) ¦(LIGHT)¦ [I and T]

if light floods a place or floods into it, it makes it very light and bright

flood into

▪ Light flooded into the kitchen.

flood sth with sth

▪ The morning sun flooded the room with a gentle light.

8.) ¦(FEELING)¦ [>I always + adv/prep, T]

if a feeling or memory floods over you or floods back, you feel or remember it very strongly

flood over/back

▪ I felt happiness and relief flooding over me.

▪ Memories of my time in Paris flooded back.

9.) ¦(ENGINE)¦ [I and T]

if an engine floods or if you flood it, it has too much petrol in it, so that it will not start

be flooded out phr v

to be forced to leave your home because of floods

flood ²

flood² S3 n

[: Old English; Origin: flod]

1.) [U and C]

a very large amount of water that covers an area that is usually dry

▪ The village was cut off by floods.

▪ the worst floods for over fifty years

2.)

a very large number of things or people that arrive at the same time

flood of

▪ The UN appealed for help with the flood of refugees crossing the border.

3.) in floods of tears

crying a lot

▪ She came downstairs in floods of tears.

4.) in flood

a river that is in flood has much more water in it than usual

→flash flood at ↑flash³ (1)