Flood \Flood\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flooded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flooding}.] 1. To overflow; to inundate; to deluge; as, the swollen river flooded the valley.
2. To cause or permit to be inundated; to fill or cover with water or other fluid; as, to flood arable land for irrigation; to fill to excess or to its full capacity; as, to flood a country with a depreciated currency.
Flood \Flood\ (fl[u^]d), n. [OE. flod a flowing, stream, flood, AS. fl[=o]d; akin to D. vloed, OS. fl[=o]d, OHG. fluot, G. flut, Icel. fl[=o][eth], Sw. & Dan. flod, Goth. fl[=o]dus; from the root of E. flow. [root]80. See {Flow}, v. i.] 1. A great flow of water; a body of moving water; the flowing stream, as of a river; especially, a body of water, rising, swelling, and overflowing land not usually thus covered; a deluge; a freshet; an inundation.
A covenant never to destroy The earth again by flood. --Milton.
2. The flowing in of the tide; the semidiurnal swell or rise of water in the ocean; -- opposed to {ebb}; as, young flood; high flood.
There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. --Shak.
3. A great flow or stream of any fluid substance; as, a flood of light; a flood of lava; hence, a great quantity widely diffused; an overflowing; a superabundance; as, a flood of bank notes; a flood of paper currency.
4. Menstrual disharge; menses. --Harvey.
{Flood anchor} (Naut.), the anchor by which a ship is held while the tide is rising.
{Flood fence}, a fence so secured that it will not be swept away by a flood.
{Flood gate}, a gate for shutting out, admitting, or releasing, a body of water; a tide gate.
{Flood mark}, the mark or line to which the tide, or a flood, rises; high-water mark.
{Flood tide}, the rising tide; -- opposed to {ebb tide}.
{The Flood}, the deluge in the days of Noah.
About 180 miles north, about 200 people were evacuated from Coahoma County homes as a flood swept through their neighborhoods.
Millions of them may flood out of countries suffering from insufficient food, housing and jobs into those where conditions are better.
Police who scrambled to find a gunman after a flood of callers reported gunshots got their man _ but it turned out to be a car.
But when emigration rules were relaxed, the flood began.
New homes must be at least 3 feet above the 100-year flood plain.
"This is an extraordinary, record-breaking flood and is very dangerous.
He said flood damage from a dam break on the pond, which has a capacity of 23 million gallons, could be greater than the risks posed by toxic substances.
Eighty percent of the roads and bridges in Letcher County were damaged by the flood, said county Judge-Executive Reuben Watts, who estimated the repair cost at $1.5 million.
In San Fernando, 140 miles north of Manila, officials issued flood warnings for residents along the Agno river in Pangasinan province.
Tina Mullins, a sales representative, said flood insurance rates vary but generally are inexpensive.
Asked about the flood of Nicaraguan refugees entering the United States, with some 100,000 to 125,000 in the Miami area, Calero said the Resistance has asked U.S. officials to treat the refugees humanely and not deport them.
The U.S. Air Force based in Osan, 25 miles south of Seoul, used helicopters and 20 paramedics to rescue stranded flood victims.
Heavy rain continued for a second day today on the already saturated East Coast, and flash flood watches were posted in seven states.
STERLING BONDS barely feature in the UK pension fund's portfolio these days: they have been crowded out by equities. However, given the government's borrowing requirements in the next couple of years, a flood of gilts issues is expected.
Church relief organizations were rushing help to victims of the flood in Bangladesh.
But geologists say even though there is evidence of a flood in Mesopotamia in Sumerian times, they maintain it is not possible for a ship to make landfall at an altitude as high as Mount Ararat.
"Over the next year," says Mayor Lee Cooke, "I believe you will see a flood of concerns and anger by folks like me." Moreover, some economists argue, the bailout is a transfer of cash to the wealthy from the less-so.
"Toys that maim and kill still flood the marketplace," lawyer Edward Swartz said Tuesday in releasing his 17th annual "10 Worst Toys" list and urging the government to impose stricter toy safety standards.
Kirkham was caught removing water-soaked cartons of medical debris from shoreline boat stalls last November, after the lake northeast of Fort Worth receded following a flood.
Movies, court cases, a radio drama and the recent election campaign have created a flood of pressure on this island of 20 million to confront its past.
Lacking snow in a mild winter, officials are trucking it in, and lacking sunlight at 4 a.m., they're setting up flood lights.
She, Bush and French Defense Minister Jean-Pierre Chevenement offered the use of their countries' military camps in West Germany to temporarily house any flood of emigres.
The flash flood, the worst Monterrey has seen since 1909, also swept away squatters' homes, streets, electricity towers and miles of sports facilities that had built on the dry riverbed.
A half-inch of rain was reported across northwest Ohio, prompting flood warnings for the Tiffin and St. Joseph rivers.
But having it occur at the same time the flood of charged particles from the sun is increasing makes them consider the possibility of cause and effect.
The Choctawhatchee River crested at Caryville overnight at 21 feet, or 9 feet above flood stage.
This would have invited a flood of quack cures.
Wetlands _ marshes, swamps and bayous _ can soak up flood waters and help improve water quality, many conservationists say.
The move has sparked fears in the colony of a flood of illegal immigrants.
The United States, Britain and France offered their military camps in West Germany to handle the expected flood of people from the east.