OVERFLOWS

Noun

overflows

plural of overflow

Verb

overflows

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overflow

Source: Wiktionary


OVERFLOW

O`ver*flow", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overflowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Overflowing.] Etym: [AS. oferfl. See Over, and Flow.]

1. To flow over; to cover woth, or as with, water or other fluid; to spread over; to inundate; to overwhelm. The northern nations overflowed all Christendom. Spenser.

2. To flow over the brim of; to fill more than full.

O`ver*flow", v. i.

1. To run over the bounds.

2. To be superabundant; to abound. Rogers.

O"ver*flow`, n.

1. A flowing over, as of water or other fluid; an inundation. Bacon.

2. That which flows over; a superfluous portion; a superabundance. Shak.

3. An outlet for the escape of surplus liquid. Overflow meeting, a meeting constituted of the surplus or overflow of another audience.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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