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overflow
[oh-ver-floh, oh-ver-floh]
verb (used without object)
to flow or run over, as rivers or water.
After the thaw, the river overflows and causes great damage.
to have the contents flowing over or spilling, as an overfull container.
Stop pouring or your glass is going to overflow.
to pass from one place or part to another as if flowing from an overfull space.
The population overflowed into the adjoining territory.
to be filled or supplied with in great measure.
a heart overflowing with gratitude; a region overflowing with orchards and vineyards.
verb (used with object)
to flow over; flood; inundate.
The river overflowed several farms.
to flow over or beyond (the brim, banks, borders, etc.).
to cause to overflow.
to flow over the edge or brim of (a receptacle, container, etc.).
to fill to the point of running over.
noun
an overflowing.
the annual overflow of the Nile.
something that flows or runs over.
to carry off the overflow from a fountain.
a portion crowded out of an overfilled place.
to house the overflow of the museum's collection in another building.
an excess or superabundance.
an overflow of applicants for the job.
an outlet or receptacle for excess liquid.
The tank is equipped with an overflow.
overflow
verb
to flow or run over (a limit, brim, bank, etc)
to fill or be filled beyond capacity so as to spill or run over
to be filled with happiness, tears, etc
(tr) to spread or cover over; flood or inundate
noun
overflowing matter, esp liquid
any outlet that enables surplus liquid to be discharged or drained off, esp one just below the top of a tank or cistern
the amount by which a limit, capacity, etc, is exceeded
computing a condition that occurs when numeric operations produce results too large to store in the memory space assigned to it
Other Word Forms
- overflowable adjective
- overflowingly adverb
- unoverflowing adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
The typhoon, which caused heavy flooding and landslides, killed 14 people in Taiwan after a barrier lake overflowed.
He gestures to bins overflowing with rubbish bags.
A nearby 20,000 capacity stadium has been allocated as an overflow area.
The Raiders assigned him the laptop that had belonged to their previous head coach, Jon Gruden, and it was overflowing with plays.
Climate change has worsened floods in Pakistan, as heavy rains cause rivers to overflow.
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