معنی کلمه flood

to cause to fill or become covered with water, especially in a way that causes problems:
Our washing machine broke down yesterday and flooded the kitchen.
The whole town flooded when the river burst its banks.
Several families living by the river were flooded out (= forced to leave their houses because they became covered with water).

More examples

When the river flooded, the footbridge was swept away.
The river burst its banks and flooded the surrounding fields.
He left the bath running and flooded the bathroom.
The severe cold caused a water main to burst and flood the street.
This coastal area floods every year, so the local people build their houses on stilts.

flash flood = سیل برق آسا.

forced flood lubrication = روغنکارى تحت فشار

if a river floods, it is too full, and spreads water over the land around it

flood currents = جريان سيلابى ،سيلاب

inundate

brim over, overflow

submerge, engulf

gush, surge

They flood the house by breaking through a water main.