Overflow - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity (syn: overspill, runoff)
verb
- overflow with a certain feeling (syn: spill over)
Extra examples
The river overflowed its banks.
The creek overflows every spring.
The water in the tub overflowed.
Books and papers overflowed his desk.
The paragraph overflowed the page.
...a great overflow of water from the heavy rains swept mud and silt down onto the highway...
...an overflow of help actually made the job more complicated...
The fields were overflowed with the heavy rain.
The square below and the streets overflow.
The drains flooded and water overflowed down the main street.
The river had overflowed its banks.
The garden overflows with colour.
He was overflowing with good ideas.
Hospitals were reported to be overflowing with dead and wounded.
The house was full and people were overflowing into the street.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: overflow
he/she/it: overflows
present participle: overflowing
past tense: overflowed
past participle: overflowed
singular: overflow
plural: overflows
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