Flood and Overload

Flood

Flood verb - To cover with a flood.

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Overload and flood are semantically related in glut topic. In some cases you can use "Overload" instead the word "Flood" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: flooded, flooding

Overload verb - To fill or load to excess.

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Flood and overload are semantically related in avalanche topic. Sometimes you can use "Flood" instead the word "Overload" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: overloaded, overloading

complete	complete flood	complete overload
sheer	sheer flood	sheer overload
harsh	harsh flood	harsh overload
actual	actual flood	actual overload
Other adjectives: constant, massive, major, general, possible, subsequent, impending, imminent, last, resulting.

The Doctor, examining the device, notices that it is about to overload and flood the booth with a very deadly amount of radiation, and even the slightest bit of interference will set it off.

Source: Recap / Doctor Who S30 E17-18 "The End of Time"
When a Flood-infested ship crashes in New Mombasa during Halo 3, Commander Keyes proposes to overload a slipstream engine inside the city and wiping out everything in the area.

Source: Godzilla Threshold

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