Word

deluge, v.
(deluged, deluges, deluging)

fill or cover completely, usually with water
<verb.change>

deluge inundate submerge

verb frames

Something ----s something
The swollen rivers %s the area with water

verb frames

Something ----s something
The swollen rivers %s the area with water

verb frames

Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

inundation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

deluge deluge

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

submergible submersible submerging submergence

semantic pointers

hypernym

flood

charge someone with too many tasks
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

deluge flood out overwhelm

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

deluge

semantic pointers

hypernym

saddle, charge, burden

fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1

deluge flood inundate swamp

sample sentences

"the basement was inundated after the storm"
"The images flooded his mind"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

flooding flood flood

also see

flood in

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

deluge

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

inundation inundation

semantic pointers

hypernym

fill, fill up, make full