HyperDic: overflow

English > 4 senses of the word *overflow*:
VERB	motion	overflow, overrun, well over, run over, brim over	flow or run over (a limit or brim)
VERB	emotion	overflow, bubble over, spill over	overflow with a certain feeling
NOUN	act	overflow, flood, outpouring	a large / large flow
NOUN	event	overflow, runoff, overspill	the occurrence of surplus liquid / liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity

overflow > pronunciation
Sounds	ow'verflow.; ow.verflow'
Rhymes	afterglow ... yellow: 77 rhymes with low...

English > *overflow*: 4 senses > noun 1, act
Meaning	A large / large flow.
Synonyms	flood, outpouring
Narrower	effusion	Flow under pressure
Broader	flow, stream	The act of flowing or streaming
Spanish	desbordamiento, inundación, riada
Catalan	inundació, negament, revinguda, riada, riuada
Verbs	overflow	flow or run over (a limit or brim)

English > *overflow*: 4 senses > noun 2, event
Meaning	The occurrence of surplus liquid / liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity.
Synonyms	runoff, overspill
Broader	flow, flowing	The motion characteristic of fluids (liquids / liquids or gases)
Spanish	desbordamiento, escorrentía
Verbs	overflow	flow or run over (a limit or brim)

English > *overflow*: 4 senses > verb 1, motion
Meaning	Flow or run over (a limit or brim) .
Pattern	Something ----s
Synonyms	overrun, well over, run over, brim over
Entails	run, flow, feed, course	Move along, of liquids / liquids
Narrower	geyser	To overflow like a geyser
Broader	spill, run out	Flow, run or fall out and become lost
Spanish	desbordarse
Catalan	desbordar-se
Nouns	overflow	a large / large flow
Nouns	overflow	the occurrence of surplus liquid / liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity

English > *overflow*: 4 senses > verb 2, emotion
Meaning	overflow with a certain feeling.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Synonyms	bubble over, spill over
Broader	seethe, boil	Be in an agitated emotional state

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