flood

v. [common] 1. To overwhelm a network channel with mechanically-generated
traffic; especially used of IP, TCP/IP, UDP, or ICMP denial-of-service
attacks. 2. To dump large amounts of text onto an IRC channel. This is
especially rude when the text is uninteresting and the other users are
trying to carry on a serious conversation. Also used in a similar sense on
Usenet. 3. [Usenet] To post an unusually large number or volume of files on
a related topic.

