1. (

• flood ,
• inundation ,
• deluge ,
• torrent

) an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse" ;

2. (

• downpour ,
• cloudburst ,
• deluge ,
• waterspout ,
• torrent ,
• pelter ,
• soaker

) a heavy rain ;

3. (

• flood ,
• inundation ,
• deluge ,
• alluvion

) the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations" ;

1. (

• deluge ,
• flood ,
• inundate ,
• swamp

) fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind" ;

2. (

• overwhelm ,
• deluge ,
• flood_out

) charge someone with too many tasks ;

3. (

• inundate ,
• deluge ,
• submerge ,

) fill or cover completely, usually with water ;