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o·ver·flow
(ō′vər-flō′)v. o·ver·flowed, o·ver·flow·ing, o·ver·flows
v.intr.
1. To flow or run over the top, brim, or banks: The river overflowed and flooded surrounding neighborhoods.
2. To be filled beyond capacity, as a container or waterway.
3. To have a boundless supply; be superabundant. See Synonyms at teem1.
v.tr.
1. To flow over the top, brim, or banks of.
2. To spread or cover over; flood.
3. To cause to fill beyond capacity.
n. (ō′vər-flō′)
1. The act of overflowing.
2. Something that flows over; an excess.
3. An outlet or vent through which excess liquid may escape.
4. Computers A condition in which a calculation produces a unit of data too large to be stored in the location allotted to it.
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overflow
vb, -flows or -flowing, -flowed or (formerly)-flown
1. to flow or run over (a limit, brim, bank, etc)
2. to fill or be filled beyond capacity so as to spill or run over
3. (usually foll by: with) to be filled with happiness, tears, etc
4. (tr) to spread or cover over; flood or inundate
n
5. overflowing matter, esp liquid
6. any outlet that enables surplus liquid to be discharged or drained off, esp one just below the top of a tank or cistern
7. the amount by which a limit, capacity, etc, is exceeded
8. (Computer Science) computing a condition that occurs when numeric operations produce results too large to store in the memory space assigned to it
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o•ver•flow
(v. ˌoʊ vərˈfloʊ; n. ˈoʊ vərˌfloʊ)v.i.
1. to flow or run over, as rivers or water.
2. to have the contents flowing over or spilling.
3. to pass from one part to another as if flowing from an overfull space: The population overflowed into the adjoining territory.
4. to be supplied with in great measure: a heart overflowing with gratitude.
v.t. 5. to flow over; flood; inundate.
6. to flow over or beyond (the brim, banks, borders, etc.).
7. to flow over the edge or brim of.
8. to cause to overflow.
n. 9. an overflowing.
10. something that flows or runs over.
11. a portion crowded out of an overfilled place.
12. an excess or superabundance.
13. an outlet or receptacle for excess liquid.
[before 900]
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overflow
Past participle: overflown
Gerund: overflowing
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| Noun | 1. |  overflow - a large flow effusion - flow under pressure |
| 2. |  overflow - the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity | |
| Verb | 1. |  overflow - flow or run over (a limit or brim) spill, run out - flow, run or fall out and become lost; "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table" geyser - to overflow like a geyser |
| 2. | overflow - overflow with a certain feeling; "The children bubbled over with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger" seethe - be in an agitated emotional state; "The customer was seething with anger" |
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overflow
verb
1. spill over, discharge, well over, run over, pour over, pour out, bubble over, brim over, surge over, slop over, teem over the sickening stench of raw sewage overflowing from toilets
noun
1. flood, flooding, spill, discharge, spilling over, inundation Carpeting is damaged from the overflow of water from a bathtub.
2. surplus, extra, excess, overspill, inundation, overabundance, additional people or things Tents have been set up next to hospitals to handle the overflow.
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overflow
verb1. To flow over completely:
1. An abundant, usually overwhelming flow or fall, as of a river or rain:
Chiefly British: spate.
2. An amount or quantity beyond what is needed, desired, or appropriate:
excess, fat, glut, overage, overmuch, overrun, overstock, oversupply, superfluity, surplus, surplusage.
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overflow
A. [ˈəʊvəfləʊ] N (= pipe) → desagüe m, tubo m de desagüe; (= outlet, hole) → rebosadero m; (= liquid) → exceso m de líquido, líquido m derramado; [of people] → exceso m
they made an extra room available for the overflow from the meeting → acomodaron otra sala para dar cabida al exceso de asistentes a la reunión
they made an extra room available for the overflow from the meeting → acomodaron otra sala para dar cabida al exceso de asistentes a la reunión
B. [ˌəʊvəˈfləʊ] VI [liquid] → rebosar, derramarse; [container, room, hall] → rebosar; [river] → desbordarse
people overflowed from the hall into the streets outside → la gente desbordó la sala, inundando las calles del alrededor
to fill a cup to overflowing → llenar una taza hasta rebosar
the crowd filled the stadium to overflowing → el estadio estaba a rebosar de público
she was overflowing with joy → estaba rebosante de alegría
people overflowed from the hall into the streets outside → la gente desbordó la sala, inundando las calles del alrededor
to fill a cup to overflowing → llenar una taza hasta rebosar
the crowd filled the stadium to overflowing → el estadio estaba a rebosar de público
she was overflowing with joy → estaba rebosante de alegría
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overflow
(əuvəˈflou) verb to flow over the edge or limits (of). The river overflowed (its banks); The crowd overflowed into the next room.desbordarse, rebosar
(ˈəuvəflou) noun1. a flowing over of liquid. I put a bucket under the pipe to catch the overflow; (also adjective) an overflow pipe. desbordamiento/exceso de líquido
2. an overflow pipe. tubería de desagüe
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overflow
n. rebosamiento; derramamiento;
pop. desparramo.
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