flood
gb/flˈʌd/ us/flˈʌd/
A2
انگریزی
~ 4900
معانی
0 معانی
اسم
A2
event
1
Overflow of water onto land
A lot of water covering land that is usually dry.
استعمال کا انداز:
a flood in [a place]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'flood' with 'fluent' because they sound similar, but they have unrelated meanings.
ہم معنی الفاظ
deluge (A very large and sudden flood, often more dramatic in tone.)
متضاد الفاظ
drought (A long period with no rain, the opposite of a flood in terms of water availability.)
لفظی تراکیب
flash flood
|flood damage
|flood warning
|severe flood
|flood zone
موضوعات
nature
|weather
|disaster
مثالیں
- The flood destroyed several homes along the river.
- After days of rain, the town suffered a major flood.
- Authorities issued a flood warning for the coastal region.
- The flood covered the farmland in several feet of water.
- Many people had to evacuate because of the flood.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- The flood damaged many houses.
- A flood happened after the big storm.
- The river made a flood in the city.
- People left their homes because of the flood.
فعل
A2
action
2
To cover an area with water
To put or cause too much water in a place so it covers the ground.
استعمال کا انداز:
to flood [a place]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes say 'make a flood' instead of 'cause a flood' or 'flood'.
ہم معنی الفاظ
inundate (More formal and technical term, often used in official reports or literature.)
متضاد الفاظ
drain (To remove liquid from an area, the opposite action of flooding.)
لفظی تراکیب
flood a street
|flood the basement
|flood the fields
|river floods
موضوعات
nature
|weather
|disaster
مثالیں
- Heavy rains flooded the streets last night.
- If the dam breaks, it will flood the valley.
- The burst pipe flooded the kitchen.
- The river flooded after three days of continuous rain.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- Rain can flood the road.
- The storm will flood the park.
- Water from the river will flood the town.
فعل
B1
action
3
To fill or overwhelm with things
To give or send so much of something that it is too much.
استعمال کا انداز:
to flood [someone/something] with [things]
عام غلطی:
Learners may use 'fill' instead of 'flood', missing the sense of excess or overwhelming amount.
ہم معنی الفاظ
overwhelm (Can refer to both emotional and physical excess; broader than 'flood'.)
متضاد الفاظ
deprive (To take away or keep something from someone; opposite in terms of supply.)
لفظی تراکیب
flood with emails
|flood with complaints
|flood with light
موضوعات
communication
|business
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- The company was flooded with job applications.
- Fans flooded social media with messages.
- Sunlight flooded the room through the open windows.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- The shop was flooded with customers.
- They flooded my inbox with messages.
- Light flooded into the room.
اسم
B1
event
4
Sudden large arrival of things/people
A lot of people or things coming at once.
استعمال کا انداز:
a flood of [things/people]
ہم معنی الفاظ
wave (Often used figuratively for large arrivals; slightly softer than 'flood'.)
متضاد الفاظ
trickle (A very small number or slow flow, opposite of 'flood' in this sense.)
لفظی تراکیب
flood of refugees
|flood of orders
|flood of complaints
موضوعات
communication
|business
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- There was a flood of tourists during the summer season.
- The announcement caused a flood of inquiries.
- A flood of memories came back to her.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- We got a flood of emails today.
- There was a flood of people at the concert.
- She felt a flood of happy memories.
گرامر
لغت میں درج شکل
flood
IPA
GB/flˈʌd/
US/flˈʌd/
ہجا بندی اور زور
flood (1 ہجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (flood)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Noun
- Base: flood
- Plural: floods
Verb
- Base: flood
- 3rd Person Singular: floods
- Present Participle: flooding
- Past: flooded
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
floods
noun
flooding
verb
flooded
verb
Related words
floodwater
noun
floodplain
noun B2
Negative and opposite forms
drought
noun B2
Advanced or less common
floodgate
noun C1
عبارات
a flood of tears
1/ə flˈʌd əv tˈɪɹz/
fixed phrase
Crying a lot suddenly
Crying a lot suddenly and strongly.
مثالیں
- She burst into a flood of tears when she heard the news.
- After losing his toy, the child was in a flood of tears.
flood in
1/flˈʌd ˈɪn/
phrasal verb
Arrive in large numbers quickly
To come or enter in very large numbers quickly.
مثالیں
- As soon as the gates opened, fans began to flood in.
- Donations flooded in after the disaster was reported.
flood out
1/flˈʌd ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
Force people to leave by flooding
To make people leave a place by covering it with water or another substance.
مثالیں
- The rising river flooded out several families living near its banks.
- Protesters were flooded out when sprinklers were turned on.
open the floodgates
1/ˈoʊpən ðə flˈʌdɡˌeɪts/
idiom
Allow something uncontrolled to happen
To let something happen more and more after stopping it before.
مثالیں
- The new policy opened the floodgates to complaints from customers.
- The new law opened the floodgates for foreign investment.
- Once she started talking, it opened the floodgates and she told us everything.
- His confession opened the floodgates for more complaints.