Overflow Definition

ōvər-flō
overflowed, overflowing, overflows
verb
overflowed, overflowing, overflows
To flow beyond the limits; run over.
Webster's New World
To be filled beyond capacity, as a container or waterway.
American Heritage
To be more than full or complete; be superabundant.
Webster's New World
To flow over or across; flood.
Webster's New World
To flow over the brim or edge of.
Webster's New World
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noun
overflows
An overflowing or being overflowed.
Webster's New World
Something that flows over; an excess.
American Heritage
The amount that overflows; surplus.
Webster's New World
An outlet for overflowing liquids.
Webster's New World
A condition in which a calculation produces a unit of data too large to be stored in the location allotted to it.
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Other Word Forms of Overflow

Noun

Singular:
overflow
Plural:
overflows

Origin of Overflow

  • Literally corresponds to superfluous, which is from Latin, rather than Germanic.

    From Wiktionary

  • From over- +"Ž flow.

    From Wiktionary

Overflow Sentence Examples

  • The extent of overflow has thus on each occasion been less.

  • The length of this dam from rock to rock at the overflow level is about 1500 ft.

  • They are constructed not only as navigable waterways, but also to relieve the rivers from periodical overflow, and to drain the marshy districts.

  • The soils in the southern part of Arizona are mainly sandy loams, varying from light loam to heavy, close adobe; on the plateaus is what is known as " mesa " soil; and along the rivers are limited overflow plains of fine sediment - especially along the Colorado and the river Verde.

  • A disastrous flood, caused by heavy rains and the sudden overflow of the Santa Catarina river on the 28th of August 1909, swept away about one-fourth of the city, drowning1200-1400persons, and destroying about $12,000,000 (Mex.) worth of property.

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Words Starting With

OOVOVE

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WOWLOW

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With O8 Letter Words Ending With W