This is the 15870th most frequent German word.
überschwemmen
To flood or inundate.
In this sentence, 'überschwemmen' is used to describe the physical action of water overtopping and covering an area.
Der Fluss begann zu steigen und drohte das Dorf zu überschwemmen.
The river started to rise and threatened to flood the village.
Here, 'überschwemmen' is metaphorically used to indicate an overwhelming or inundating amount of orders.
Nach der Veröffentlichung gingen so viele Bestellungen ein, dass der Online-Shop überschwemmt wurde.
After the release, so many orders came in that the online shop was overwhelmed.
In this example, 'überschwemmen' is used figuratively to describe a large volume of activity or inputs overwhelming a space.