n. | 1. | A washing away; an overflowing of the land by water; an inundation; a flood; specifically, The Deluge, the great flood in the days of Noah ( |
2. | Fig.: Anything which overwhelms, or causes great destruction. | |
v. t. | 1. | To overflow with water; to inundate; to overwhelm. |
2. | To overwhelm, as with a deluge; to cover; to overspread; to overpower; to submerge; to destroy; |
Noun | 1. | deluge - an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse" |
2. | deluge - a heavy rain | |
3. | deluge - the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations" | |
Verb | 1. | deluge - fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind" |
2. | deluge - charge someone with too many tasks | |
3. | deluge - fill or cover completely, usually with water |