lot vs flood

lot and flood both are nouns.

lot and flood both are verbs.

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

As nouns, flood is a hyponym of lot; that is, flood is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lot:

lot: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
flood: an overwhelming number or amount

Other hyponyms of lot include deluge, inundation, torrent, haymow.

lot (noun)	flood (noun)
anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random	the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
an unofficial association of people or groups	a large flow
any collection in its entirety	light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
a parcel of land having fixed boundaries	the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent	the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)	an overwhelming number or amount

lot (verb)	flood (verb)
administer or bestow, as in small portions	cover with liquid, usually water
divide into lots, as of land, for example	become filled to overflowing
	fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
	supply with an excess of

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