flow (HyperDic hyper-dictionary) (English)

English 14 senses of the word *flow*:
VERB	motion	flow, flux	move or progress freely as if in a stream
motion	flow, run, feed, course	move along, of liquids / liquids
motion	flow	cause to flow
stative	flow	be abundantly present
contact	flow, hang, fall	fall or flow in a certain way
change	flow	cover or swamp with water
body	flow, menstruate	undergo menstruation
NOUN	event	flow, flowing	the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids / liquids or gases)
time	flow, flow rate, rate of flow	the amount of fluid that flows in a given time
act	flow, stream	the act of flowing or streaming
process	flow	any uninterrupted stream or discharge
state	flow, stream	something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
group	flow, stream, current	dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
process	flow, menstruation, menses, menstruum, catamenia, period	the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause

flow pronunciation
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Rhymes	afterglow ... yellow: 77 rhymes with low...

Englishflow: 14 senses noun 1, event
Meaning	The motion characteristic of fluids (liquids / liquids or gases).
Synonym	flowing
Narrower	airflow, air flow, flow of air	The flow of air
	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
Spanish	flujo
Catalan	flux
Verbs	flow	move along, of liquids / liquids
	flow	cause to flow
	flow	be abundantly present

Englishflow: 14 senses noun 2, time
Meaning	The amount of fluid that flows in a given time.
Synonyms	flow rate, rate of flow
Narrower	cardiac output	The amount of blood pumped out by the ventricles in a given period of time
Broader	rate	A magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
Spanish	caudal, flujo
Catalan	flux
Verbs	flow	move along, of liquids / liquids
	flow	cause to flow
	flow	be abundantly present

Englishflow: 14 senses noun 3, act
Meaning	The act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression.
Synonym	stream
Narrower	flood, overflow, outpouring	A large / large flow
Narrower	spill, spillage, release	The act of allowing a fluid to escape
Broader	motion, movement, move	The act of changing location from one place to another
Spanish	corriente, flujo
Catalan	corrent, fluix
Verbs	flow	move along, of liquids / liquids
	flow	move or progress freely as if in a stream
	flow	cause to flow
	flow	be abundantly present

Englishflow: 14 senses noun 4, process
Meaning	Any uninterrupted stream or discharge.
Narrower	filling	Flow into something (as a container)
	flowage	gradual internal motion or deformation of a solid body (as by heat)
	inflow, influx	The process of flowing in
	outflow, effluence, efflux	The process of flowing out
	slipstream, airstream, race, backwash, wash	The flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
	streamline flow	Flow of a gas or liquid / liquid in which the velocity at any point is relatively steady
	turbulent flow	Flow in which the velocity at any point varies erratically
Broader	natural process, natural action, action, activity	A process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
Spanish	flujo
Catalan	fluix
Verbs	flow	cause to flow
Verbs	flow	be abundantly present

Englishflow: 14 senses noun 5, state
Meaning	Something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously.
Example	"the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors"
Synonym	stream
Broader	motion	A state of change
Spanish	corriente, río, torrente
Catalan	corrent, riu, torrent
Verbs	flow	move or progress freely as if in a stream

Englishflow: 14 senses noun 6, group
Meaning	dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas.
Example	"the flow of thought"
Synonyms	stream, current
Broader	course, line	A connected series of events or actions or developments
Spanish	corriente, curso, flujo
Catalan	corrent, curs, flux

Englishflow: 14 senses noun 7, process
Meaning	The monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause.
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
Synonyms	menstruation, menses, menstruum, catamenia, period
Narrower	menorrhagia, hypermenorrhea	abnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation
Narrower	oligomenorrhea	abnormally light or infrequent menstruation
Broader	discharge, emission, expelling	Any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
Spanish	catamenia, menstruación, menstruo, mes, periodo, período, regla
Catalan	catamenia, menstruació, menstru, menstruo, regla
Verbs	flow	undergo menstruation

Englishflow: 14 senses verb 1, motion
Meaning	Move or progress freely as if in a stream.
Pattern	Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Example	"The crowd flowed out of the stadium"
Synonym	flux
Narrower	ripple, ruffle, riffle, cockle, undulate	stir up (water) so as to form ripples
Narrower	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
Spanish	correr, fluctuar, fluir, manar
Catalan	brollar, córrer, fluir, manar, rajar
Nouns	flow	the act of flowing or streaming
Nouns	flow	something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously

Englishflow: 14 senses verb 2, motion
Meaning	Move along, of liquids / liquids.
Pattern	Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Model	Water and oil flow into the bowl
Example	"Water flowed into the cave"
Synonyms	run, feed, course
Caused by	flow	Cause to flow
	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)
Narrower	circulate	Move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
	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
See also	flow from	be the result of
Spanish	alimentar, correr, crecer, fluir, manar
Catalan	alimentar, brollar, córrer, créixer, fluir, manar, rajar
Nouns	flow	the act of flowing or streaming
	flow, flowing	the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids / liquids or gases)
	flow	the amount of fluid that flows in a given time

Englishflow: 14 senses verb 3, motion
Meaning	Cause to flow.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"The artist flowed the washes on the paper"
Cause to	run, flow, feed, course	Move along, of liquids / liquids
Nouns	flow	the act of flowing or streaming
	flow	the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids / liquids or gases)
	flow	any uninterrupted stream or discharge
	flow	the amount of fluid that flows in a given time

Englishflow: 14 senses verb 4, stative
Meaning	Be abundantly present.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP
Example	"The champagne flowed at the wedding"
Broader	exist, be	Have an existence, be extant
Nouns	flow	the act of flowing or streaming
	flow	the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids / liquids or gases)
	flow	any uninterrupted stream or discharge
	flow	the amount of fluid that flows in a given time

Englishflow: 14 senses verb 5, contact
Meaning	fall or flow in a certain way.
Pattern	Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Example	"Her long black hair flowed down her back"
Synonyms	hang, fall
Spanish	caer
Catalan	caure

Englishflow: 14 senses verb 6, change
Meaning	Cover or swamp with water.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Narrower	lave, lap, wash	wash or flow against
Broader	flood	Cover with liquid / liquid, usually water
Nouns	flowage	the act of flooding
Nouns	flowage	a body of water that has been created by deliberately flooding an area

Englishflow: 14 senses verb 7, body
Meaning	Undergo menstruation.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Synonym	menstruate
Entails	ovulate	produce and discharge eggs
Broader	shed blood, bleed, hemorrhage	Lose blood from one's body
Spanish	menstruar
Catalan	menstruar
Nouns	flow	the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause

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