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verb |
| pronunciation: |
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flo
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| inflections: |
overflows, overflowing, overflowed |
| definition 1: |
to flow over the top edge of something.
The river overflows each spring.- synonyms:
- flood
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| definition 2: |
to be so full that the contents spill over the top edge.
The blocked sink overflowed.- synonyms:
- flood
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| definition 3: |
to spill from one space into another.
The crowd overflowed into the hallway.- similar words:
- flood, flow, spill
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| definition 4: |
to flood over or across.
The brook overflowed its banks and the nearby fields.- synonyms:
- deluge, flood, overrun
- similar words:
- engulf, submerge
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| related words: |
boil over, brim, burst, deluge, erupt, gush, lap, stream |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
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flo
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| definition: |
that which flows over because the container is too full.
He caught the overflow in a bucket.- similar words:
- excess, spill
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| related words: |
abundance, deluge, flood, gush, hail |
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