overflow
[ verb oh-ver-floh; noun oh-ver-floh ]
/ verb ˌoʊ vərˈfloʊ; noun ˈoʊ vərˌfloʊ /
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verb (used without object), o·ver·flowed, o·ver·flown, o·ver·flow·ing.
verb (used with object), o·ver·flowed, o·ver·flown, o·ver·flow·ing.
noun
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OTHER WORDS FROM overflow
o·ver·flow·a·ble, adjectiveo·ver·flow·ing·ly, adverbun·o·ver·flow·ing, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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overflow
verb (ˌəʊvəˈfləʊ) -flows or -flowing or -flowed or formerly -flown
noun (ˈəʊvəˌfləʊ)
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