26984 words

deluge

7 definitions • 15 examples
1
a very large amount of rain or water:

Examples:

This little stream can become a deluge when it rains heavily.
2
a lot of something:

Examples:

The newspaper received a deluge of complaints/letters/phone calls about the article.
3
to cover something with a lot of water:

Examples:

The city was deluged when the river burst its banks.
More than 8 inches of rain deluged parts of the county.
be deluged with The capital was deluged with 168mm of rain in five days.
A helicopter rescue was mounted after caravans were deluged by a flash flood.
Heavy rains had already deluged many streets.
They witnessed the devastation caused by a 10 foot high wave that deluged the town.
4
to send a large number of things, especially messages, requests, or complaints, that are difficult to deal with:

Examples:

be deluged with We've been deluged with replies.
They have been deluged with phone calls from reporters.
After that I started getting deluged with interview requests.
The company has been deluged by complaints following the loss of the service.
Fans deluged the website with messages.
5
a very large volume of something, more than can be managed:

Examples:

The newspaper received a deluge of complaints about the article.
6
a very large amount of rain or water
7
to send a very large volume of something to someone:

Examples:

The senator’s office was deluged with calls asking for clarification.

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