Definition of overflow

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1	[ verb ] flow or run over (a limit or brim) Synonyms brim_over run_over well_over overrun Used in print (The Wall Street Journal,...) The audience filled all the seats inside the Wollman enclosure and overflowed onto the lawns outside the fence . Related terms spill geyser flood run
2	[ noun ] a large flow Synonyms flood outpouring Used in print (J. H. Hexter, "Thomas More: On the Margins...) Some who have written on Utopia have treated it as `` a learned diversion of a learned world '' , `` a phantasy with which More amused himself '' , `` a holiday work , a spontaneous overflow of intellectual high_spirits , a revel of debate , paradox , comedy and invention '' . Related terms flow effusion
3	[ verb ] overflow with a certain feeling Synonyms spill_over bubble_over Examples "The children bubbled over with joy" "My boss was bubbling over with anger" Related terms seethe seethe
4	[ noun ] the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity Synonyms runoff overspill overflowing Related terms flow waste
*	Rhymes with floe flow floe flow airflow outflow airflow inflow outflow inflow Phonetic and Homophones OW2 V ER0 F L OW1 OW1 V ER0 F L OW2 Similar Spelling overflowing overblown overfly overfull overfill overpower Overfield overflight overfed overpowered over-refine overplus overplay overfond Overfelt overfeed To share this definition click "text" (Facebook, Twitter) or "link" (blog, mail) then paste text link
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