DELUGE

/ˈdɛl.juːdʒ/ ► audio Scrabble 8 Words With Friends 11

Definition

  1. verb fill quickly beyond capacity. — synonyms: flood, inundate, swamp
  2. verb charge someone with too many tasks. — synonyms: overwhelm, flood_out
  3. verb fill or cover completely, usually with water. — synonyms: inundate, submerge
  4. noun an overwhelming number or amount. — synonyms: flood, inundation, torrent
  5. noun a heavy rain. — synonyms: downpour, cloudburst, waterspout, torrent, pelter, soaker
  6. noun the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land. — synonyms: flood, inundation, alluvion

Examples

  • “The deluge continued for hours, drenching the land and slowing traffic to a halt.”
  • “The rock concert was a deluge of sound.”
  • “Some areas were deluged with a month's worth of rain in 24 hours.”

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