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flood in

 (to something)

1. Lit. [for a fluid] to flow quickly into something in great volume. The water flooded in and soaked the carpets.

2. Fig. [for large amounts or numbers or people or things] to pour or rush into something. The people flooded into the hall. We opened the door, and the dogs and cats flooded in.

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flood out

 (of something)

1. Lit. [for water or something that flows] to rush out of something. The water flooded out of the break in the dam.

2. Fig. [for people] to rush out of something or some place. The people flooded out of the theater, totally disgusted with the performance.

See also: flood, out

flood someone or something out of something

 and flood someone or something out

[for too much water] to force someone or something to leave something or some place. The high waters flooded them out of their home. The high waters flooded out a lot of people.

See also: flood, of, out

flood someone or something with something

to cover or inundate someone or something with something. We flooded them with praise and carried them on our shoulders. The rains flooded the fields with standing water.

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flood out

v.

To force something out or away from some place due to a current or influx of water: The torrential rains flooded out most of the coastal residents. High tides regularly flood the smaller animals and insects out of spaces between the rocks. We were flooded out by the broken water line.

See also: flood, out