deluge

n 1: an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a

torrent of abuse" [syn: {flood}, {torrent}]

2: a heavy rain [syn: {downpour}, {cloudburst}, {waterspout}, {torrent},

{soaker}]

3: the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto

normally dry land [syn: {flood}, {inundation}]

v 1: fill beyond capacity; "The water flooded the fields" [syn: {flood},

{inundate}]

2: fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the

basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images

flooded his mind" [syn: {flood}, {inundate}, {swamp}]

3: charge someone with too many tasks [syn: {overwhelm}, {flood

out}]

4: fill or cover completely, usually with water [syn: {inundate},

{submerge}]