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Etymology
ME. flod, from Old English flod|fl�d, from common Germanic *fl�duz, from Proto-Indo-European *pl�-tu-, derived from *pleu- "to flow". Near cognates include German Flut and Gothic (fl�dus).

Pronunciation
enPR|flŭd, IPA|/fl�d/, SAMPA|/flVd/
:Rhymes:English:-�d|Rhymes: -�d

Noun
en-noun

1. A (usually disastrous) overflow of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
2. figuratively A large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt with.

Hebrew: ���� (mabbul) m, ש�פ�� (šittafon) m
Hungarian: t+|hu|árvíz
Icelandic: t-|is|flóð|n
Indonesian: banjir
Italian: inondazione f, alluvione f <ref name=oxf-par>Oxford-Paravia Concise - Dizionario Inglese-Italiano e Italiano-Inglese. Edited by Maria Cristina Bareggi. Torino: Paravia, 2003 (in collaboration with Oxford University Press). W:Wikipedia:book sources| ISBN 8839551107. Online version here</ref>
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Japanese: 洪水 (����, k�zui)
Korean: �물 (hanmul), �� (洪水, hongsu)
Kurdish: t|ku|lehî f, t|ku|lêser f, t|ku|lês f, t|ku|avrabûn f, KUchar|�ا�ا�
Latin: diluvium n, inundatio f
Latvian: plūdi m|p
Polish: powódź f, potop m
Portuguese: enchente f, inundação f
Proto-Polynesian: *lolo
Russian: наводнение (navodn'énije) n
Spanish: t+|es|inundación|f
Swedish: översvämning c
Telugu: వరద (varada), వ�ల�ల�వ (velluva)
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trans-top|large number or quantity
Finnish: t-|fi|tulva
German: t+|de|Flut|f
Italian: marea <ref name=oxf-par /> f, alluvione f
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Japanese: 洪水 (����, k�zui)
Polish: powódź f, potok m
Portuguese: dilúvio m
Russian: напл�в (naplýv) m
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ttbc|Thai: THchar|��ำ��วม (namtuam)

Related terms
outburst flood <!--(geology) catastrophic flooding from a glacier-->

Verb
en-verb

1. To overflow.
2. To cover or partly fill as if by a flood.

#:The floor was flooded with beer.
#:They flooded the room with sewage.

1. figuratively To provide (someone or something) with a larger number or quantity of something than can easily be dealt with.

#:The station's switchboard was flooded with listeners making complaints.

1. context|internet|computing To paste numerous lines of text in IRC, usually resulting in an automated kick or ban.

Synonyms
(overflow):
(cover): inundate
(provide with large number): inundate, swamp, deluge

Translations

Italian: allagare, inondare, (river, intransitive) straripare <ref name=oxf-par />
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Japanese: t-|ja|氾濫��|sc=Jpan
Latin: inundare, diluviare
Latvian: plūdi
Polish: zalewa�
Swedish: svämma över, översvämma
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trans-top|cover as if by a flood
Finnish: t-|fi|tulvia, t-|fi|hukuttaa
French: t-|fr|inonder
German: überschwemmen, überfluten
Greek: t|el|�λημμ��ίζ�|sc=Grek (plimmyrízo)
Italian: allagare, inondare <ref name=oxf-par />
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Polish: zalewa�
Telugu: మ����త�త� (muMchettu), వ�ల�ల�వ�త�త� (velluvettu)
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trans-top|provide with a large number of quantity
Finnish: t-|fi|tukkia, t-|fi|hukuttaa
Greek: t|el|�λημμ��ίζ�|sc=Grek (plimmyrízo)
Italian: inondare, subissare <ref name=oxf-par />
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Polish: zalewa�
Telugu: మ����త�త� (muMchettu)
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