nnoun.acta technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to themSynset:implosion therapy
Derivationally Related Form:flood
Hypernyms:behavior modification behavior therapy
Inherited Hypernyms:implosion therapybehavior therapypsychotherapytherapymedical caretreatmentcareworkactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.contactfill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquidSynset:deluge flood inundate swamp
Examples:- the basement was inundated after the storm
- The images flooded his mind
Derivationally Related Form:floodinundationfloodingdeluge
Hypernyms:fill fill up make full
Inherited Hypernyms:delugefillchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s something with something
vverb.changecover with liquid, usually waterExamples:- The swollen river flooded the village
- The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes
Derivationally Related Form:flood
Hypernyms:cover spread over
Inherited Hypernyms:floodcovertouch
Direct Hyponyms:delugedrenchflowinundatesubmergeswamp
Full Troponyms:flowinundatelaveswamp
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.possessionsupply with an excess ofSynset:flood glut oversupply
Examples:- flood the market with tennis shoes
- Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient
Derivationally Related Form:oversupplyfloodglut
Hypernyms:furnish provide render supply
Inherited Hypernyms:floodsupplygivetransfer
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody with something | Something ---s something
vverb.changebecome filled to overflowingExamples:- Our basement flooded during the heavy rains
Derivationally Related Form:flood
Hypernyms:fill fill up
Inherited Hypernyms:floodfillchange statechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s