1. A sudden heavy downpour of rain or a torrent of water: After a long dry summer, Steve and Polly enjoyed the deluge of rain that happened on the weekend.
2. A vast quantity or an overwhelming amount of objects in excess, such as, if by a great flood of articles: Jack received a deluge of fan mail from people who saw and loved his movie.

For her birthday, Cleo's sister received a deluge of gifts from her friends.

3. Overwhelmed, as with a heavy downpour or vast amount of some matter: According to ancient accounts, the northern nations did not anticipate the deluges of the Roman empire with their armies.
4. A great quantity of something, inundated; submerged: The deluge of rain caused severe mudslides.
5. Etymology: from Old French deluge, earlier deluve; from Latin diluvium, from diluere, "to wash away"; from dis-, "away" + -luere, a combining form of lavere, "to wash". © ALL rights are reserved.

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To give or to send someone a large amount of some things at the same time: The rain storm will deluge the parking lot with a lot of water very soon.

Jim is planning to deluge his twins with all kinds of toys on their birthday.

1. To flood with water: The downpour deluged the whole region where many people lived.
2. To overwhelm: Several countries have been deluged with financial woes.

The media has deluged people with reports about home foreclosures, bank failures, Ponzi schemes, swindles, high unemployment, and other bad news about the economy.