definition of
[deluge]

[1] #1 deluge n. [flood, inundation, torrent] an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse". wn

[2] #2 deluge v. [flood, inundate, swamp] fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind". wn

[3] #3 deluge n. [downpour, cloudburst, waterspout, torrent, pelter, soaker] a heavy rain. wn

[4] #4 deluge v. [overwhelm, flood out] charge someone with too many tasks. wn

[5] #5 deluge n. [flood, inundation, alluvion] the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations". wn