Definitions for flooding



Overview of noun flooding

The noun flooding has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. implosion therapy, flooding

(a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them)


Overview of verb flood

The verb flood has 4 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (6) deluge, flood, inundate, swamp

(fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind")

2. (3) flood

(cover with liquid, usually water; "The swollen river flooded the village"; "The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes")

3. flood, oversupply, glut

(supply with an excess of; "flood the market with tennis shoes"; "Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient")

4. flood

(become filled to overflowing; "Our basement flooded during the heavy rains")

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