Noun

• S: (n) flood (flood%1:23:00::), inundation (inundation%1:23:00::), deluge (deluge%1:23:00::), torrent (torrent%1:23:00::) (an overwhelming number or amount) "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse"
• S: (n) downpour (downpour%1:19:00::), cloudburst (cloudburst%1:19:00::), deluge (deluge%1:19:00::), waterspout (waterspout%1:19:01::), torrent (torrent%1:19:01::), pelter (pelter%1:19:00::), soaker (soaker%1:19:00::) (a heavy rain)
• S: (n) flood (flood%1:19:00::), inundation (inundation%1:19:00::), deluge (deluge%1:19:01::), alluvion (alluvion%1:19:00::) (the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land) "plains fertilized by annual inundations"

Verb

• S: (v) deluge (deluge%2:35:00::), flood (flood%2:35:00::), inundate (inundate%2:35:00::), swamp (swamp%2:35:00::) (fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid) "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"
• S: (v) overwhelm (overwhelm%2:32:00::), deluge (deluge%2:32:00::), flood out (flood_out%2:32:00::) (charge someone with too many tasks)
• S: (v) inundate (inundate%2:30:00::), deluge (deluge%2:30:00::), submerge (submerge%2:30:02::) (fill or cover completely, usually with water)