deluge

1. n. A washing away; an overflowing of the land by water; an inundation; a flood; specifically, The Deluge, the great flood in the days of Noah (Gen. vii.). Source: opted

2. n. Fig.: Anything which overwhelms, or causes great destruction. Source: opted

3. v. t. To overflow with water; to inundate; to overwhelm. Source: opted

4. v. t. To overwhelm, as with a deluge; to cover; to overspread; to overpower; to submerge; to destroy; as, the northern nations deluged the Roman empire with their armies; the land is deluged with woe. Source: opted

5. n. an overwhelming number or amount Source: wordnet

6. n. a heavy rain Source: wordnet

7. n. the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land Source: wordnet

8. v. fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid Source: wordnet

9. v. charge someone with too many tasks Source: wordnet

10. v. fill or cover completely, usually with water Source: wordnet

11. v:30/n:70 v. fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid Source: ecdict

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