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overflood

/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈflʌd/

overflood verb: to flood.

Verb

overflood (third-person singular simple present overfloods, present participle overflooding, simple past and past participle overflooded)

  1. (archaic) To flood.
    • On the 28th of March, the river overflooded the high pier along the Main, and rising higher and higher, began to come into the gates and alleys.1846, J. Bayard Taylor, Views a-foot
    • Up and to church, my house being miserably overflooded with rayne last night, which makes me almost mad.1669, Samuel Pepys, Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete
  2. To flood or fill completely; to overflow.
    • Francis is of the race of mystics, for no intermediary comes between God and his soul; but his mysticism is that of Jesus leading his disciples to the Tabor of contemplation; but when, overflooded with joy, they long to build tabernacles that they may remain on the heights and satiate themselves...1919, Louise Seymour Houghton, Life of St. Francis of Assisi
    • He may be entirely fascinated by the actions on the stage and yet his mind may be overflooded with other ideas.1916, Hugo Muensterberg, The Photoplay

Noun

overflood (plural overfloods)

  1. A flood; an excess or superabundance.

Forms of overflood

Verb
third-person singular presentoverfloods
present participleoverflooding
past participleoverflooded
pastoverflooded
Noun
pluraloverfloods

Origin of overflood

From over- + flood.

Questions about overflood

What does overflood mean?
Overflood means to flood.
What part of speech is overflood?
Overflood can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce overflood?
Overflood is pronounced /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈflʌd/.
What is the past tense of overflood?
The past tense of overflood is overflooded.

Words near overflood in the dictionary

  1. overfloats
  2. overflog
  3. overflogged
  4. overflogging
  5. overflogs
  6. overflood
  7. overflooded
  8. overflooding
  9. overfloodings
  10. overfloods
  11. overflorid

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