flooding : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: flooding	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for flooding
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flooding n a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them Synonym(s): implosion therapy, flooding
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flood \Flood\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flooded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flooding}.] 1. To overflow; to inundate; to deluge; as, the swollen river flooded the valley. 2. To cause or permit to be inundated; to fill or cover with water or other fluid; as, to flood arable land for irrigation; to fill to excess or to its full capacity; as, to flood a country with a depreciated currency.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flooding \Flood"ing\, n. The filling or covering with water or other fluid; overflow; inundation; the filling anything to excess. 2. (Med.) An abnormal or excessive discharge of blood from the uterus. --Dunglison.