English > flow: 14 senses > noun 1, event| Meaning | The motion characteristic of fluids (liquids / liquids or gases). |
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| Synonym | flowing |
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| Narrower | airflow, air flow, flow of air | The flow of air |
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| backflow, backflowing | A flow that returns toward its source |
| current, stream | A steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes) |
| discharge, outpouring, run | The pouring forth of a fluid |
| drip, trickle, dribble | Flowing in drops |
| dripping, drippage | A liquid / liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house) |
| ebb, reflux | The outward flow of the tide |
| emission | The occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe) |
| flush, gush, outpouring | A sudden rapid flow (as of water) |
| flux, fluxion | A flow or discharge |
| fountain, jet | An artificially produced flow of water |
| freshet, spate | The occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow |
| overflow, runoff, overspill | The occurrence of surplus liquid / liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity |
| rush, spate, surge, upsurge | A sudden forceful flow |
| seepage, ooze, oozing | The process of seeping |
| Broader | change of location, travel | A movement through space that changes the location of something |
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| Spanish | flujo |
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| Catalan | flux |
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| Verbs | flow | move along, of liquids / liquids |
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| flow | cause to flow |
| flow | be abundantly present |
English > flow: 14 senses > noun 7, process| Meaning | The monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause. |
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| Example | "the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females"--Aristotle |
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| Synonyms | menstruation, menses, menstruum, catamenia, period |
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| Narrower | menorrhagia, hypermenorrhea | abnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation |
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| oligomenorrhea | abnormally light or infrequent menstruation |
| Broader | discharge, emission, expelling | Any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body |
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| Spanish | catamenia, menstruación, menstruo, mes, periodo, período, regla |
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| Catalan | catamenia, menstruació, menstru, menstruo, regla |
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| Verbs | flow | undergo menstruation |
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English > flow: 14 senses > verb 1, motion| Meaning | Move or progress freely as if in a stream. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP |
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| Example | "The crowd flowed out of the stadium" |
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| Synonym | flux |
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| Narrower | ripple, ruffle, riffle, cockle, undulate | stir up (water) so as to form ripples |
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| transpire, transpirate | Pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
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| Spanish | correr, fluctuar, fluir, manar |
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| Catalan | brollar, córrer, fluir, manar, rajar |
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| Nouns | flow | the act of flowing or streaming |
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| flow | something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously |
English > flow: 14 senses > verb 2, motion| Meaning | Move along, of liquids / liquids. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP |
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| Model | Water and oil flow into the bowl |
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| Example | "Water flowed into the cave" |
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| Synonyms | run, feed, course |
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| Caused by | flow | Cause to flow |
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| flush | Cause to flow or flood with or as if with water |
| pour | Cause to run |
| Entailed by | overflow, overrun, well over, run over, brim over | Flow or run over (a limit or brim) |
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| Narrower | circulate | Move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point |
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| drain, run out | flow off gradually |
| eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl | Flow in a circular current, of liquids / liquids |
| flush | Flow freely |
| gutter | Flow in small streams |
| jet, gush | issue in a jet |
| pour | Flow in a spurt |
| run down | Move downward |
| seep, ooze | Pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings |
| spill, run out | Flow, run or fall out and become lost |
| stream, well out | Flow freely and abundantly |
| tide, surge | Rise or move forward |
| trickle, dribble, filter | Run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream |
| waste, run off | run off as waste |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
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| See also | flow from | be the result of |
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| Spanish | alimentar, correr, crecer, fluir, manar |
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| Catalan | alimentar, brollar, córrer, créixer, fluir, manar, rajar |
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| Nouns | flow | the act of flowing or streaming |
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| flow, flowing | the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids / liquids or gases) |
| flow | the amount of fluid that flows in a given time |
