flood vs fill

flood and fill both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flood	Yes	No	Yes	No
fill	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fill is a hypernym of flood; that is, fill is a word with a broader meaning than flood:

Other hypernyms of flood include fill up.

As verbs, fill is a hypernym of flood; that is, fill is a word with a broader meaning than flood:

Other hypernyms of flood include fill up, make full.

flood (noun)	fill (noun)
the act of flooding; filling to overflowing	a quantity sufficient to satisfy
a large flow	any material that fills a space or container
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)	fill (verb)
cover with liquid, usually water	become full
become filled to overflowing	make full, also in a metaphorical sense
fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid	plug with a substance
supply with an excess of	fill to satisfaction
	eat until one is sated
	fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction
	assume, as of positions or roles
	appoint someone to (a position or a job)
	occupy the whole of