open floodgates

Related

floodOverwhelming water overflow
delugeSevere overflow of water
releaseTo let go
torrentViolent rushing flow
damWater-holding barrier

surge · unleash · overflow · cascade · burst · waters · rush · inundate · pour · breach · sluice · spillway · overwhelm · onslaught · barrage · tidal · unstoppable · gush

Opposites

flow control

open floodgatesdam up

Block a waterway

stem the tide · seal off · stanch · hold back · cork

quantity/volume regulation

open floodgatestrickle

Thin, slow stream

drip-feed · ration · dole out · limit · cap

restraint vs. release

open floodgateshold back

Prevent forward movement

keep a lid on · bottle up · suppress · contain · restrain

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