Overflood
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈflʌd/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Overflood is a verb meaning To flood or fill completely; to overflow.
Meaning
To flood or fill completely; to overflow.
More Meanings
- A flood; an excess or superabundance.
- (archaic) To flood.
Example Sentences
Then Jerusalem was all begirt and overflooded with song.
Up and to church, my house being miserably overflooded with rayne last night, which makes me almost mad.
He may be entirely fascinated by the actions on the stage and yet his mind may be overflooded with other ideas.
On the 28th of March, the river overflooded the high pier along the Main, and rising higher and higher, began to come into the gates and alleys.
Word Forms
- overfloods
- overflooding
- overflooded
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include overswim, overflush, flood, overfloat, overdrown, overfoul.
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