ˈklaʊdˌbɝst ˈklaʊdˌbɜːst ˈdɛl.juːdʒ ˈdɛl.ju(d)ʒ ˈdɛl.juːdʒ ˈdɛl.ju(d)ʒ ˈdaʊn.pɔː(ɹ) flʌd flʌd ˈɪn.ən.deɪt ˌəʊvəˈʍɛlm ˌoʊvɚˈʍɛlm sʌbˈmɜːdʒ sʌbˈmɝdʒ swɒmp swɑmp fill or cover completely, usually with water charge someone with too many tasks fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid the basement was inundated after the storm The images flooded his mind the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land plains fertilized by annual inundations a heavy rain an overwhelming number or amount a flood of requests a torrent of abuse