Hypertext Webster Gateway: "flooded"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Flood \Flood\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flooded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Flooding}.]
1. To overflow; to inundate; to deluge; as, the swollen river
flooded the valley.
2. To cause or permit to be inundated; to fill or cover with
water or other fluid; as, to flood arable land for
irrigation; to fill to excess or to its full capacity; as,
to flood a country with a depreciated currency.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
flooded
adj 1: 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"
[syn: {afloat(p)}, {awash(p)}, {inundated}, {overflowing}]
2: rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or
profusion of something; "a desk flooded with
applications"; "felt inundated with work"; "too much
overcome to notice"; "a man engulfed by fear"; "swamped by
work" [syn: {inundated}, {overcome}, {overpowered}, {overwhelmed},
{swamped}, {engulfed}]
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