Deluge - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈdeljuːdʒ|
Brit.
|ˈdeljuːdʒ|
noun
- an overwhelming number or amount (syn: flood, inundation, torrent)
- a heavy rain (syn: cloudburst, downpour, soaker, torrent, waterspout)
- the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land (syn: alluvion, flood, inundation)
- a heavy rain (syn: cloudburst, downpour, soaker, torrent, waterspout)
- the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land (syn: alluvion, flood, inundation)
verb
- fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid (syn: flood, inundate, swamp)
- charge someone with too many tasks (syn: overwhelm)
- fill or cover completely, usually with water (syn: inundate, submerge)
- charge someone with too many tasks (syn: overwhelm)
- fill or cover completely, usually with water (syn: inundate, submerge)
Extra examples
The deluge caused severe mudslides.
...a deluge of thanks and appreciation for the returning troops...
Heavy rains deluged the region.
...deluged with requests for help...
The market is deluged with smuggled silks.
Viewers sent a deluge of complaints about the show.
He was deluged with phone calls from friends and colleagues, congratulating him.
The wind lulled, the rain came down in a deluge.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: deluge
he/she/it: deluges
present participle: deluging
past tense: deluged
past participle: deluged
I/you/we/they: deluge
he/she/it: deluges
present participle: deluging
past tense: deluged
past participle: deluged
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