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   del·uge

   /ˈdelˌyo͞oj/

   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. inundate with a great quantity of something: "he has been deluged with offers of work" Similar inundateoverwhelmoverloadoverrunfloodswampsnow underengulfshowerbombard
   • ▪ flood: "the country was deluged with rain" Similar floodinundateengulfsubmergeswampdrown

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

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   The meaning of DELUGE is an overflowing of the land by water. How to use deluge in a sentence.

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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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   The noun deluge is an overwhelming amount of something in general, such as work, people, or questions. Because of its Latin roots, however, in particular it means an overwhelming amount of water. It comes from diluvian , which means flood.

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   Deluge definition: a great flood of water; inundation; flood. . See examples of DELUGE used in a sentence.

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   n. 1. a great flood of water. 2. torrential rain; downpour. 3. an overwhelming rush or number: a deluge of requests. vb (tr) 4. to flood, as with water; soak, swamp, or drown. 5. to overwhelm or overrun; inundate.

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   A deluge of things is a large number of them which arrive or happen at the same time. If a place or person is deluged with things, a large number of them arrive or happen at the same time. A deluge is a sudden, very heavy fall of rain. About a dozen homes were damaged in the deluge.

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   noun. a great flood of water. torrential rain; downpour. an overwhelming rush or number. a deluge of requests. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012. verb.

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   An overwhelming amount of something; anything that overwhelms or causes great destruction. The rock concert was a deluge of sound. Wiktionary. Synonyms: overprovision. overprovide. soaker. pelter. torrent.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDELUGE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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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.

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiondeluge verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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    deluge. verb. /ˈdeljuːdʒ/ Verb Forms. [usually passive] to send or give somebody/something a large number of things at the same time synonym flood, inundate. be deluged (with something) We have been deluged with applications for the job. He was deluged with phone calls from friends and colleagues.