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verb
- 1. (especially of a liquid) flow over the brim of a receptacle: "chemicals overflowed from a storage tank"
noun
- 1. the flowing over of a liquid: "there was some overflow after heavy rainfall" Similar
- 2. (in a bath or sink) an outlet for excess water.
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OVERFLOW definition: 1. When a liquid overflows, it flows over the edges of a container, etc. because there is too much…. Learn more.
OVERFLOW meaning: 1. When a liquid overflows, it flows over the edges of a container, etc. because there is too much…. Learn more.
The meaning of OVERFLOW is to cover with or as if with water : inundate. How to use overflow in a sentence.
to flow or run over, as rivers or water: After the thaw, the river overflows and causes great damage. to have the contents flowing over or spilling, as an overfull container: Stop pouring or your glass is going to overflow.
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.
The overflow is the extra people or things that something cannot contain or deal with because it is not large enough. Tents have been set up next to hospitals to handle the overflow. The loch's overflow cascades into the waterfalls of a Japanese water garden. Synonyms: surplus, extra, excess, overspill More Synonyms of overflow. 5. countable noun.
Jun 2, 2024 · overflow (countable and uncountable, plural overflows) The spillage resultant from overflow; excess. Outlet for escape of excess material. The situation where a value exceeds the available numeric range.
To overflow is to go beyond filling something with a liquid, so that it gushes over the edges. During heavy rainstorms, rivers sometimes overflow their banks and flood the surrounding land. Bathwater will overflow the tub if you don't turn the water off, and if you keep pouring coffee after your cup is full, it will also overflow.
overflow verb (CONTENTS) to come out of a container or a place because it is too full: The river overflowed its banks after the heavy rainfall. overflow with confidence/happiness/love, etc. to have a lot of a quality or emotion.
[intransitive, transitive] overflow (into something) | overflow (something) to spread beyond the limits of a place or container that is too full. The meeting overflowed into the street. The chemicals overflowed from their storage tank.
