flood vs percolate

flood

verb
  • To cover or partly fill as if by a flood. 

  • To bleed profusely, as after childbirth. 

  • To provide (someone or something) with a larger number or quantity of something than can easily be dealt with. 

  • To overflow, as by water from excessive rainfall. 

  • To paste numerous lines of text to (a chat system) in order to disrupt the conversation. 

noun
  • An overflow (usually disastrous) of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water. 

  • A large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt with. 

  • The flowing in of the tide, opposed to the ebb. 

  • A floodlight. 

  • Menstrual discharge; menses. 

percolate

verb
  • To drain or seep through a porous substance. 

  • To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter. 

  • To make (coffee) in a percolator. 

  • To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised. 

noun
  • A liquid that has been percolated. 

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