transitive verb
Definition 1
Inundate, cover with a flood.
Source: Concise Oxford Dictionary
Context: Deadly storms flood Midwest.
Source: www.arlingtoninstitute.org
Definition 2
Figuratively, overwhelm (with requests, petitions, claims, etc.).
Source: Invertext, from Concise Oxford Dictionary
Context: Halifax, the UK's largest mortgage lender, and Lloyds TSB have both announced they are scrapping SVR mortgages for new customers after they were flooded with new applications.
Source: Financial Times 09/05/2008 (Elaine Moore)