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| del·uge [ déllyooj ] |
noun (plural del·ug·es) |
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1. sudden heavy downpour: a sudden heavy downpour of rain or torrent of water
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2. vast quantity: an overwhelming amount of something
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transitive verb (past and past participle del·uged, present participle del·ug·ing, 3rd person present singular del·ug·es) |
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1. inundate somebody with something: to overwhelm somebody with a large amount of something
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2. overwhelm somebody or something with water: to flood or soak somebody or something with heavy rain or a sudden torrent of water
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| [15th century. < Old French< Latin diluere "wash away" < lavare "wash"] |
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