Definitions for FLOWfloʊ

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

flowfloʊ(v.i.)

to move along in a stream:
The river flows to the sea.
to circulate, as blood.
to stream or well forth.
to issue or proceed from a source:
Orders flowed from the office.
to come or go as in a stream:
Masses of people flowed by.
to proceed continuously:
The words flowed from his pen.
to hang loosely at full length:
hair flowing down her back.
to abound in something:
a land flowing with plentiful harvests.
to menstruate.
Category: Physiology
to rise and advance, as the tide
Ref: (opposed to ebb 4 ).
(v.t.)to cause or permit to flow.
to cover with liquid; flood.
(n.)an act of flowing.
movement in or as if in a stream.
the rate of flowing.
the volume of fluid that flows through a passage during a given unit of time.
something that flows; stream.
an outpouring of something:
a flow of blood.
Category: Physiology
Ref: menstruation .
an overflowing; flood.
the rise of the tide
Ref: (opposed to ebb ).
the transference of energy:
heat flow.
Category: Physics

Idioms for flow:

go with the flow,to follow prevailing trends.
Category: Idiom

Origin of flow:

bef. 900; ME; OE flōwan

Princeton's WordNet

flow, flowing(noun)
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
flow, flow rate, rate of flow(noun)
the amount of fluid that flows in a given time
flow, stream(noun)
the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
flow(noun)
any uninterrupted stream or discharge
stream, flow(noun)
something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
"a stream of people emptied from the terminal"; "the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors"
stream, flow, current(noun)
dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
"two streams of development run through American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of thought"; "the current of history"
menstruation, menses, menstruum, catamenia, period, flow(verb)
the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
"the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation"; "a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped"--Hippocrates; "the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females"--Aristotle
flow, flux(verb)
move or progress freely as if in a stream
"The crowd flowed out of the stadium"
run, flow, feed, course(verb)
move along, of liquids
"Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"
flow(verb)
cause to flow
"The artist flowed the washes on the paper"
flow(verb)
be abundantly present
"The champagne flowed at the wedding"
hang, fall, flow(verb)
fall or flow in a certain way
"This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back"
flow(verb)
cover or swamp with water
menstruate, flow(verb)
undergo menstruation
"She started menstruating at the age of 11"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

flow(verb)ʊ
to move smoothly and continuously
where the river flows into the ocean; a road system designed to keep the traffic flowing
flowʊ
(of ideas, thoughts, words, etc.) to keep coming easily
Everyone relaxed and the conversation began to flow.
flow(noun)ʊ
the steady and continuous movement of sth
the flow of blood through your body
flowʊ
the steady and efficient supply of sth
the flow of information; the flow of funds
flowʊ
to be relaxed about a situation and do what seems natural
Try not to worry - just go with the flow

Wiktionary

flow(Noun)
The movement of a fluid.
flow(Noun)
The rising movement of the tide.
flow(Noun)
Smoothness or continuity.
The room was small, but it had good symmetry and flow.
flow(Noun)
The amount of a fluid that moves or the rate of fluid movement.
Turn on the valve and make sure you have sufficient flow.
flow(Noun)
the state of being at one with.
flow(Verb)
To move as a fluid from one position to another.
flow(Verb)
To move or match smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.
The writing is grammatically correct, but it just doesn't flow.

Origin: From flowan, from flōanan, from plōw-. Cognate from Proto-Indo-European (via Latin) with fluent, flux.

Webster Dictionary

Flow(u)
imp. sing. of Fly, v. i
Flow(verb)
to move with a continual change of place among the particles or parts, as a fluid; to change place or circulate, as a liquid; as, rivers flow from springs and lakes; tears flow from the eyes
Flow(verb)
to become liquid; to melt
Flow(verb)
to proceed; to issue forth; as, wealth flows from industry and economy
Flow(verb)
to glide along smoothly, without harshness or asperties; as, a flowing period; flowing numbers; to sound smoothly to the ear; to be uttered easily
Flow(verb)
to have or be in abundance; to abound; to full, so as to run or flow over; to be copious
Flow(verb)
to hang loose and waving; as, a flowing mantle; flowing locks
Flow(verb)
to rise, as the tide; -- opposed to ebb; as, the tide flows twice in twenty-four hours
Flow(verb)
to discharge blood in excess from the uterus
Flow(verb)
to cover with water or other liquid; to overflow; to inundate; to flood
Flow(verb)
to cover with varnish
Flow(noun)
a stream of water or other fluid; a current; as, a flow of water; a flow of blood
Flow(noun)
a continuous movement of something abundant; as, a flow of words
Flow(noun)
any gentle, gradual movement or procedure of thought, diction, music, or the like, resembling the quiet, steady movement of a river; a stream
Flow(noun)
the tidal setting in of the water from the ocean to the shore. See Ebb and flow, under Ebb
Flow(noun)
a low-lying piece of watery land; -- called also flow moss and flow bog