flooding (verb)
1dam — Ⅰ. dam [1] ► NOUN ▪ a barrier constructed across a river to hold back water, in order to form a reservoir or prevent flooding. ► VERB (dammed, damming) ▪ build a dam across. ORIGIN Low German or Dutch. Ⅱ …
2wash out — verb 1. prevent or interrupt due to rain (Freq. 1) The storm had washed out the game • Syn: ↑rain out • Hypernyms: ↑prevent, ↑keep • Verb Frames …
3wash away — verb 1. eliminate wash away all the differences • Hypernyms: ↑remove, ↑take away • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Something s something 2. remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or …
4drown — verb (drowned; drowning) Etymology: Middle English drounen Date: 14th century intransitive verb to become drowned transitive verb 1. a. to suffocate by submersion especially in water …
5erode — verb (eroded; eroding) Etymology: Latin erodere to eat away, from e + rodere to gnaw more at rodent Date: 1612 transitive verb 1. to diminish or destroy by degrees: a. to eat into or away by slow destruction of substance (as by acid, infection,… …
6drown out — verb make imperceptible (Freq. 3) The noise from the ice machine drowned out the music • Hypernyms: ↑make noise, ↑resound, ↑noise • Verb Frames: Something s somebody …
7flood out — verb charge someone with too many tasks • Syn: ↑overwhelm, ↑deluge • Derivationally related forms: ↑deluge (for: ↑deluge) • Hypernyms: ↑charge, ↑ …
8rain down — verb precipitate as rain If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding • Syn: ↑rain • Derivationally related forms: ↑rain (for: ↑rain) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
9keep a close watch on — verb to pay careful attention to a situation or a thing, so that you can deal with any changes or problems. The prime minister asked the home secretary to keep a close watch on the flooding situation …
10straiten — verb a) To squeeze something together to make it narrow, or to confine it in a smaller space The channel straitened the river through the town, made it flow faster, and caused more flooding upstream. b) To restrict, especially financially. Rising …
