gulf

gulf

verb

Definition of GULF

to cover with a flood <with the administration gulfed by so many real problems, it's absurd for the president to concern himself with this nonissue>

Synonyms deluge, drown, engulf, gulf, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, submerge, submerse, swamp

Related Words avalanche, smother; overcome, overrun; flow, flush, gush, pour, sluice, spout, spurt, stream; douse (also dowse), drench, soak, wet

Near Antonyms dehydrate, dry, parch

Antonyms drain