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flood vs drench

drench vs flood

flood is a noun but drench is not a noun.

flood and drench both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
flood Yes No Yes No
drench No No Yes No
As verbs, drench is a hyponym of flood; that is, drench is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than flood:
  • flood: cover with liquid, usually water
  • drench: drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
Other hyponyms of flood include flow, deluge, inundate, submerge, swamp.
flood (noun) drench (noun)
the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
a large flow
light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
an overwhelming number or amount
flood (verb) drench (verb)
cover with liquid, usually water cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
become filled to overflowing permeate or impregnate
fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid force to drink
supply with an excess of drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
Difference between flood and drench

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