Meaning of flood
Definition of flood
(noun)
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations"
the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide); "a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" -Shakespeare
(verb)
fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"
cover with liquid, usually water; "The swollen river flooded the village"; "The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes"