Definitions of overflow [ˈoʊ vərˌflaɪt]

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Definition of 'overflow'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) overflow
to flow or run over, as rivers or water.

2.  overflow
to have the contents flowing over or spilling.

3.  overflow
to pass from one part to another as if flowing from an overfull space:
The population overflowed into the adjoining territory.

4.  overflow
to be supplied with in great measure:
a heart overflowing with gratitude.

5. (v.t.) overflow
to flow over; flood; inundate.

6.  overflow
to flow over or beyond (the brim, banks, borders, etc.).

7.  overflow
to flow over the edge or brim of.

8.  overflow
to cause to overflow.

9. (n.) overflow
an overflowing.

10.  overflow
something that flows or runs over.

11.  overflow
a portion crowded out of an overfilled place.

12.  overflow
an excess or superabundance.

13.  overflow
an outlet or receptacle for excess liquid.

Etymology: (bef. 900)

Definition of 'overflow'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) flood, overflow, outpouring
a large flow

2. (verb) overflow, runoff, overspill
the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity

3. (verb) overflow, overrun, well over, run over, brim over
flow or run over (a limit or brim)

4. (verb) bubble over, overflow, spill over
overflow with a certain feeling
"The children bubbled over with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger"

Definition of 'overflow'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) overflow
(of liquid) to spill over the edge of sth that contains it
Water was overflowing the banks of the river.

2. overflow
(of sth containing liquid) to become so full that liquid spills out
The bathtub overflowed.

3. overflow
(of a place) to be too full of people or things
a used car lot overflowing with vehicles

Translation of 'overflow'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to flow over the edge or limits (of) The river overflowed (its banks); The crowd overflowed into the next room.
Afrikaans: oorloop, loop oor	Arabic: يَفيض، يَغْمُر، يَطْفَح	Bulgarian: препълвам
Brazilian: transbordar	Czech: přelít se	German: (über)fluten
Danish: gå over; flyde over	Greek: ξεχειλίζω	Spanish: desbordarse, rebosar
Estonian: üle ujutama, voolama	Farsi: لبریز شدن؛ طغیان کردن	Finnish: tulvia
French: déborder (de)	Hebrew: לַעֲלוֹת עַל גְדוֹתָיו	Hindi: किनारे से बह निकलना
Croatian: pretjecati	Hungarian: túlcsordul (vmin)	Indonesian: berlimpah
Icelandic: flæða yfir; leita út úr v	Italian: straripare; affollarsi in	Japanese: あふれる
Korean: 범람하다	Lithuanian: išsilieti (iš), užplūsti,	Latvian: pārplūst; būt pārpilnam
Malay: melimpah	Dutch: overstromen	Norwegian: oversvømme, flomme over
Polish: wylać/przelać (się)	Persian: لبریز شدن؛ طغیان کردن	Pashto: سيلاب غوندى
Portuguese: transbordar	Romanian: a se revărsa; a se îngrăm	Russian: переливаться;выходить за
Slovak: preliať sa; prevaliť sa	Slovenian: preplaviti	Serbian: preplaviti
Swedish: översvämma, flöda (svalla	Thai: ไหลล้น	Turkish: taşmak
Taiwanese: 溢出，充滿	Ukrainian: розливатися	Urdu: چھلکنا، زيادہ ہوجانا
Vietnamese: tràn ra	Chinese: 溢出，充满
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