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flood noun

  /flʌd/
  • An overflow (usually disastrous) of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
  • (figuratively) A large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt with.
tulva

flood verb

  /flʌd/
  • (Internet, ambitransitive) To paste numerous lines of text to (a chat system) in order to disrupt the conversation.
tulvia
  • To cover or partly fill as if by a flood.
tulvia, hukuttaa
  • (figuratively) To provide (someone or something) with a larger number or quantity of something than can easily be dealt with.
hukuttaa, tukkia

Flood properNoun

  • (biblical) The flood referred to in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible.
vedenpaisumus

flooding noun

  /ˈflʌdɪŋ/
  • An act of flooding; a flood or gush.
tulva, tulviminen
  • (psychology, figurative) Emotional overwhelm sometimes leading to a primal state of rage or panic.
tunnekuohu

flooded adjective

  /ˈflʌdɪd/
  • Filled with water from rain or rivers.
tulvainen
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