Flood and Overrun

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Flood verb - To cover with a flood.

Usage example: angry calls flooded the radio station

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Overrun is a synonym for flood. In some cases you can use "Overrun" instead the word "Flood" as a verb or a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: flooded, flooding

Overrun verb - To enter for conquest or plunder.

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Flood is a synonym for overrun. Sometimes you can use "Flood" instead the word "Overrun" as a verb or a noun or an adjective.

place	flood place	overrun place
mountain	flood mountain	overrun mountain
station	flood station	overrun station
rest	flood rest	overrun rest
Other words: base, garden, earth, world, map, surface, town, city, island, cities.

Subverted and lampshaded in Disgaea 2, when Beauty Queen Etna arrives just in time to save the heroes from being overrun by a neverending flood of zombies.

Source: Big Damn Heroes / Video Games
The Spanish colony on the island was overrun by the zombie plague, and Sir Francis Drake made a Heroic Sacrifice to flood the city and destroy the boats hoping to prevent the plague from spreading.

Source: Video Game / Uncharted
Justified by the lore; the feature is there so that if Requiem is ever overrun by the Flood, it and everything on it can be completely destroyed.

Source: Self-Destruct Mechanism

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