add dictionary definition of deluge

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+From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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+  deluge
+      n 1: an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a
+           torrent of abuse" [syn: {flood}, {inundation}, {deluge},
+           {torrent}]
+      2: a heavy rain [syn: {downpour}, {cloudburst}, {deluge},
+         {waterspout}, {torrent}, {pelter}, {soaker}]
+      3: the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto
+         normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations"
+         [syn: {flood}, {inundation}, {deluge}, {alluvion}]
+      v 1: fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the
+           basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images
+           flooded his mind" [syn: {deluge}, {flood}, {inundate},
+           {swamp}]
+      2: charge someone with too many tasks [syn: {overwhelm},
+         {deluge}, {flood out}]
+      3: fill or cover completely, usually with water [syn:
+         {inundate}, {deluge}, {submerge}]
+
 `deluge' is a bittorrent client.
 
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