flood out
Third Person
floods out
Present Participle
flooding out
Past Tense
flooded out
Past Participle
flooded out
1
to overwhelm someone with an excessive amount of tasks or assignments, often beyond their capacity to manage effectively
- The new manager seems to flood out the team with last-minute projects, leaving everyone stressed and overworked.
- She's always flooding her employees out with extra work, which affects their work-life balance.
- During the peak season, the restaurant can flood out its kitchen staff with a high volume of orders, causing delays.
- The teacher had flooded the students out with homework, leaving them with little time for other activities.
- The professor chose to flood out the students with assignments just before the semester break, making it challenging to enjoy the holidays.
2
to force people, animals, or things to leave a place or their homes due to an overflowing of water
- Authorities had to flood out the entire neighborhood when the dam was at risk of breaching.
- The sudden rise in water levels flooded the residents out of their homes.
- The floodwaters from the river flooded them out, and they had to seek shelter elsewhere.
- The hurricane's aftermath forced people to flood out of their houses.
- When the dam burst, it flooded out the entire valley, displacing residents.