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   deluge

   /ˈdɛljuː(d)ʒ/

   noun

   • 1. a severe flood: "this may be the worst deluge in living memory" Similar floodflash floodtorrentspate
   • ▪ the biblical Flood (recorded in Genesis 6–8): "the world appeared to be emerging still from the waters of the Deluge"
   • ▪ a heavy fall of rain: "a deluge of rain hit the plains" Similar downpourtorrential raintorrent of rainthunderstormrainstormcloudburstOpposite drizzle
   • ▪ a great quantity of something arriving at the same time: "a deluge of complaints" Similar barragevolleyfloodtorrentavalanchestreamstormshowercascadespatewaverushoutpouringOpposite trickle

   verb

   • 1. overwhelm with a flood: "caravans were deluged by the heavy rains" Similar floodinundateengulfsubmergeswampdrown
   • ▪ inundate with a great quantity of something: "he has been deluged with offers of work" Similar inundateoverwhelmoverloadoverrunfloodswampsnow underengulfshowerbombard

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, variant of diluve, from Latin diluvium, from diluere ‘wash away’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDELUGE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DELUGE definition: 1. a very large amount of rain or water: 2. a lot of something: 3. to cover something with a lot…. Learn more.

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   deluge: [noun] an overflowing of the land by water. a drenching rain.

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   Feeling overwhelmed, like you're underwater? You might be experiencing a deluge — like when you've been given a deluge of homework over vacation: a dozen term papers, two dozen books to read, and a mile-high stack of math problems.

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6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDELUGE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   6 meanings: 1. a great flood of water 2. torrential rain; downpour 3. an overwhelming rush or number 4. to flood, as with.... Click for more definitions.

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   Definition of deluge noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   DELUGE meaning: 1. a very large amount of something that suddenly arrives: 2. a sudden, large amount of rain, or a…. Learn more.

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   Define deluge. deluge synonyms, deluge pronunciation, deluge translation, English dictionary definition of deluge. n. 1. a. A great flood. b. A heavy downpour. 2. Something that overwhelms as if by a great flood: a deluge of fan mail. 3. Deluge In the Bible, the great...

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    Deluge definition: Something that overwhelms as if by a great flood. In the Bible, the great flood that occurred in the time of Noah.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › delugedeluge | meaning of deluge in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    Grammar Deluge is usually passive in this meaning. 2 formal WATER to cover something with a lot of water SYN flood Examples from the Corpus deluge • Sometimes I seemed to be nothing but grievance and distress, like a human storm looking for something to deluge. • Their dealers, too, deluged Capitol Hill. • The unprecedented downpour deluged the nearby Spiceball Park Leisure centre.The building was evacuated, as flood water filled the basement.