–noun
1. a great flood of water; inundation; flood.
2. a drenching rain; downpour.
3. anything that overwhelms like a flood: a deluge of mail.
4. the Deluge. flood (def. 3).
–verb (used with object)
5. to flood; inundate.
6. to overrun; overwhelm: She was deluged with congratulatory letters.
Synonyms:1. See flood. 3. cataclysm, catastrophe.
I sat through 3 quarters of a high school football game last night . . . in the middle of a deluge. To say the least, I was cold and wet.
And, the team I was rooting for didn't win.
On the positive side, rain is beautiful falling through the lights of a football stadium and this kid on the other team was amazing. Check out this footage of him scoring a touchdown:
| Play of the day: Grant's Kenneth Acker's amazing punt return touchdown |
