überschwemmen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- flood noun An overflow of water that covers land that is normally dry.
- glut noun A much larger amount of something than is needed.
- overrun verb To spread over or invade a place in large numbers, often taking full control of it.
- swamp noun An area of wet, spongy, low-lying land, often with trees, that supports rich but sometimes difficult-to-access wildlife.
Senses
überschwemmen is used for these senses in English:
- flood To cover or partly fill as if by a flood.
- flood (Internet, ambitransitive) To paste numerous lines of text to (a chat system) in order to disrupt the conversation.
- glut (transitive, economics) To provide (a market) with so much of a product that the supply greatly exceeds the demand.
- overrun (transitive) To infest, swarm over, flow over.
- swamp (figurative) To overwhelm; to make too busy, or overrun the capacity of.
flood — full definition
- noun An overflow of water that covers land that is normally dry.
- noun A large, overwhelming amount of something arriving all at once.
- verb To cover land with water, or to fill something with an overwhelming amount.
glut — full definition
- noun A much larger amount of something than is needed.
- noun Something that has been swallowed.
- noun Something used to fill or block a gap.
- noun A wooden wedge used for splitting logs.
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