flood the zone verb3 •(US) To fill a relevant region of the field of play.McCarthy could spot his curveball for strikes, and flooded the zone with fastballs and cutters. — 2017 •To provide or supply a very large quantity (of something).While Washington should flood the zone with research funding, it should refrain from trying to pick a winner. — 2008 •To inundate something or someone (especially an information space and the people using it), especially with undesirable things (such as disinformation or noise).They're not trying to keep you well informed, nor to balance both sides — they're flooding the zone. formsflooded the zone · flooding the zone · floods the zone