Main Entry:

²flood

Function:

verb

Date:

1663

transitive verb

1: to cover with a flood : inundate2 a: to fill abundantly or excessively <flood the market> b: to supply an excess of fuel to (as an engine or its carburetor) so that engine operation is hamperedintransitive verb1: to pour forth, go, or come in a flood2: to become filled with a flood

— flood·er noun