Main Entry: ¹flood

Pronunciation: \ˈfləd\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English flōd; akin to Old High German fluot flood, Old English flōwan to flow

Date: before 12th century

1 a : a rising and overflowing of a body of water especially onto normally dry land; also : a condition of overflowing <rivers in flood> b capitalized : a flood described in the Bible as covering the earth in the time of Noah
2 : the flowing in of the tide
3 : an overwhelming quantity or volume; also : a state of abundant flow or volume —often used in the phrase in full flood <a debate in full flood>
4 : floodlight