Synonyms of the word overflow


OVERFLOWBOIL - FLOOD - FLOW - FLOWING - OUTPOURING - OVERRUN - OVERSPILL - RUNOFF - SEETHE - SPILL - STREAM

overflow

  • n. The spillage resultant from overflow; excess.
  • n. Outlet for escape of excess material.
  • n. (computing) The situation where a value exceeds the available numeric range.
  • v. (transitive) To flow over the brim of (a container).
  • v. (transitive) To cover with a liquid, literally or figuratively.
  • v. (transitive) To cause an overflow.
  • v. (intransitive) To flow over the edge of a container.
  • v. (intransitive) To exceed limits or capacity.
  • v. (intransitive) To be superabundant; to abound.

boil

  • n. A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.
  • n. The point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour.
  • n. A dish of boiled food, especially based on seafood.
  • n. (rare, nonstandard) The collective noun for a group of hawks.
  • v. (transitive) To heat (a liquid) to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.
  • v. (transitive, intransitive) To cook in boiling water.
  • v. (intransitive) Of a liquid, to begin to turn into a gas, seethe.
  • v. (intransitive, informal, used only in progressive tenses) Said of weather being uncomfortably hot.
  • v. (intransitive, informal, used only in progressive tenses) To feel uncomfortably hot. See also seethe.
  • v. To form, or separate, by boiling or evaporation.
  • v. (obsolete) To steep or soak in warm water.
  • v. To be agitated like boiling water; to bubble; to effervesce.
  • v. To be moved or excited with passion; to be hot or fervid.

flood

  • n. A (usually disastrous) overflow of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall…
  • n. (figuratively) A large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt…
  • n. The flowing in of the tide, opposed to the ebb.
  • n. A floodlight.
  • n. Menstrual discharge; menses.
  • n. (obsolete) Water as opposed to land.
  • v. To overflow, as by water from excessive rainfall.
  • v. To cover or partly fill as if by a flood.
  • v. (figuratively) To provide (someone or something) with a larger number or quantity of something than cannot…
  • v. (Internet, computing) To paste numerous lines of text to a chat system in order to disrupt the conversation.

flow

  • n. A movement in people or things with a particular way in large numbers or amounts.
  • n. The movement of a real or figurative fluid.
  • n. (mathematics) A formalization of the idea of the motion of particles in a fluid, as a group action of…
  • n. The rising movement of the tide.
  • n. Smoothness or continuity.
  • n. The amount of a fluid that moves or the rate of fluid movement.
  • n. (psychology) A mental state characterized by concentration, focus and enjoyment of a given task.
  • n. The emission of blood during menstruation.
  • n. (rap music slang) The ability to skilfully rap along to a beat.
  • v. (intransitive) To move as a fluid from one position to another.
  • v. (intransitive) To proceed; to issue forth.
  • v. (intransitive) To move or match smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.
  • v. (intransitive) To have or be in abundance; to abound, so as to run or flow over.
  • v. (intransitive) To hang loosely and wave.
  • v. (intransitive) To rise, as the tide; opposed to ebb.
  • v. (transitive, computing) To arrange (text in a wordprocessor, etc.) so that it wraps neatly into a designated…
  • v. (transitive) To cover with water or other liquid; to overflow; to inundate; to flood.
  • v. (transitive) To cover with varnish.
  • v. (intransitive) To discharge excessive blood from the uterus.

flowing

  • v. present participle of flow.
  • n. The action of the verb to flow.
  • adj. Tending to flow.
  • adj. Moving, proceeding or shaped smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.

outpouring

  • n. The sudden flowing of a large amount of something.

overrun

  • v. To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing his positions conclusively.
  • v. To infest, swarm over, flow over.
  • v. To run past; to run beyond.
  • v. To continue for too long.
  • v. (printing) To carry (some type, a line or column, etc.) backward or forward into an adjacent line or page.
  • v. To go beyond; to extend in part beyond.
  • v. To abuse or oppress, as if by treading upon.
  • n. An instance of overrunning.
  • n. The amount by which something overruns.

overspill

  • n. That which spills over.
  • v. To spill over, to overflow, to spill out of.

runoff

  • n. That portion of precipitation or irrigation on an area which does not infiltrate or evaporate, but instead…
  • n. Dissolved chemicals, etc, included in such water.
  • n. A second or further round of an indecisive election, after other candidates (often all but the last two)…

seethe

  • v. (transitive) To boil.
  • v. (intransitive, of a liquid) To boil vigorously.
  • v. (intransitive, of a liquid) To foam in an agitated manner, as if boiling.
  • v. (intransitive, of a person, figuratively) To be in an agitated or angry mental state, as if boiling.
  • v. (intransitive, of a place, figuratively) To buzz with activity.

spill

  • v. (transitive) To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour.
  • v. (intransitive) To spread out or fall out, as above.
  • v. (transitive) To drop something that was intended to be caught.
  • v. To mar; to damage; to destroy by misuse; to waste.
  • v. (obsolete) To be destroyed, ruined, or wasted; to come to ruin; to perish; to waste.
  • v. To cause to flow out and be lost or wasted; to shed.
  • v. To cover or decorate with slender pieces of wood, metal, ivory, etc.; to inlay.
  • v. (nautical) To relieve a sail from the pressure of the wind, so that it can be more easily reefed or furled,…
  • n. (countable) A mess of something that has been dropped.
  • n. A fall or stumble.
  • n. A small stick or piece of paper used to light a candle, cigarette etc by the transfer of a flame from…
  • n. A slender piece of anything.
  • n. (mining) One of the thick laths or poles driven horizontally ahead of the main timbering in advancing…
  • n. (sound recording) The situation where sound is picked up by a microphone from a source other than that…
  • n. (obsolete) A small sum of money.
  • n. (Australia, politics) A declaration that the leadership of a parliamentary party is vacant, and open for…

stream

  • n. A small river; a large creek; a body of moving water confined by banks.
  • n. A thin connected passing of a liquid through a lighter gas (e.g. air).
  • n. Any steady flow or succession of material, such as water, air, radio signal or words.
  • n. (sciences, umbrella term) All moving waters.
  • n. (computing) A source or repository of data that can be read or written only sequentially.
  • n. (figuratively) A particular path, channel, division, or way of proceeding.
  • n. (Britain, education) A division of a school year by perceived ability.
  • v. (intransitive) To flow in a continuous or steady manner, like a liquid.
  • v. To extend; to stretch out with a wavy motion; to float in the wind.
  • v. (Internet) To push continuous data (e.g. music) from a server to a client computer while it is being used…

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