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flooded

v.
B1 Intermediate US //ˈfɫədəd// UK //flˈʌdɪd// flood·ed

v. to cover a place with a large amount of water, or to fill a space with too many people or things at once.

v. to submerge an area with water or to overwhelm a space or system with an excessive quantity of something. Transitive when an object is being overwhelmed; intransitive when describing the rising water itself.


SIMPLE

Heavy rain flooded the streets this morning.

CONTEXTUAL

The customer service department was flooded with complaints after the website crashed during the holiday sale.

COMPLEX

When the river banks finally burst, the rising tide flooded the lower valley, forcing residents to seek higher ground before the emergency services could arrive with rescue boats.

Synonyms
Usage

The verb is often used in the passive voice ('be flooded with') when describing a high volume of abstract things like requests or emotions.

Pitfall

The room was flooded of lightThe room was flooded with lightWhen describing being filled or overwhelmed by something, the verb takes the preposition 'with', not 'of'.

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