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. (

• flood

) cover with liquid, usually water; "The swollen river flooded the village"; "The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes" ;

3. (

• flood ,
• oversupply ,
• glut

) supply with an excess of; "flood the market with tennis shoes"; "Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient" ;

4. (

• flood ,

) become filled to overflowing; "Our basement flooded during the heavy rains" ;

1. (

• afloat ,
• awash ,
• flooded ,
• inundated ,
• overflowing

) covered with water; "the main deck was afloat (or awash)"; "the monsoon left the whole place awash"; "a flooded bathroom"; "inundated farmlands"; "an overflowing tub" ;