From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
flooding
adj : overfull with water; "swollen rivers and creeks" [syn: {in
flood(p)}, overflowing, swollen]
n : 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 [syn: {implosion
therapy}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Flood \Flood\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flooded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Flooding.]
1. To overflow; to inundate; to deluge; as, the swollen river
flooded the valley.
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2. To cause or permit to be inundated; to fill or cover with
water or other fluid; as, to flood arable land for
irrigation; to fill to excess or to its full capacity; as,
to flood a country with a depreciated currency.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Flooding \Flood"ing\, n.
The filling or covering with water or other fluid; overflow;
inundation; the filling anything to excess.
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2. (Med.) An abnormal or excessive discharge of blood from
the uterus. --Dunglison.
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