flood

Noun

Singular flood

Plural floods

1. A flood happens when there has been a lot of rain in a short time and the water covers the ground. <> ambaliyar ruwa, cikar kogi, yawan abu.

   The storm brought heavy rains, and the resulting flood caused $14 million in damage to crops.

   Who are within a flood [ of confusion ] and heedless. <> Waɗanda suke shagala a cikin zurfin jãhilci. = Wadanda suka shagala a cikin zurfin jahilci. --Qur'an 51:11

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) flood

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) floods

Past tense (ya wuce) flooded

Past participle (ya wuce) flooded

Present participle (ana cikin yi) flooding

1. If a place is flooded, the water covers the ground and often causes a lot of damage. <> kogi ya cika, cikar ruwa a wuri.

   In 2005, a hurricane brought so much rain that much of Louisiana was flooded, killing many people, and destroying large parts of the city.

2. To flood means to overwhelm. <> cika abu da yawa.

   The market has been flooded with boy band recordings.

   Stop flooding the editorial office with your complaints.